jpdb beta

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

4

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

11

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

open; public; official; overt

1

to choose; to select

16

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

27

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

6

they; them

8

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

9

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

3

-like

2

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

2

mountain range; mountain belt

1

southeastern part; the southeast

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

7

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

5

steep; precipitous

1

rocky mountain

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

8

small scale

1

town; city; municipal; urban

2

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

45

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

2

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

6

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

6

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

109

olden days; former

9

people

10

and (also); both ... and; as well as

2

God; god; ace; king; superior person

1

apology

3

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)

11

while; even though; despite

16

huge; gigantic; enormous

8

idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

3

face (of person)

3

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

7

jump; leap; skip; bound

8

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

12

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

12

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

25

adult man

1

armful; bundle

1