jpdb beta

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

2

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

1

inheritance; something given or received

2

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

worshipper; admirer

1

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

7

romantic

2

conservative

1

innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

1

to grimace; to frown

1

the young

1

middle and old age

2

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

2

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

6

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

2

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts

1

respect; honour; honor

1

negative; contradictory

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

extra; excess; surplus

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

2

to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

1

do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

1

oh!; oh?; my!

3

to grow angry; to display one's anger

1

double standard

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

honorific title; honorific term of address

3

uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board

1

proper use; using (different things) for different purposes

1

D; d; director

2

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

3

was

1

anger; wrath

2

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

3

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon

2