jpdb beta

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

4

Paula

2

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

3

gentle; mild-mannered

2

as always; as usual

1

by all means; by all costs

1

because

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

4

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

3

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

audience (with a person of high standing)

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

1

abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber

1

absolute monarchy

1

person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

4

old friend; old acquaintance

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

popular name; common name; given name

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

4

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

2

who

1

my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

to kneel

2

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

1

to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

1

subject; national

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

1

commoner; plebeian

3

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1