jpdb beta

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

4

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

6

one week

1

after

8

early morning

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

and then; after that

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a few years later

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

human habitation

1

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

2

foreboding

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

1

to get wet

4

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

3

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

4

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

8

valley; ravine; glen; gorge

1

village

5

fire; flame; blaze

3

to burn; to get fired up

6

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

wet with dew; dewy

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

2

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

2

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

18

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

helicopter

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

2

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

4

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

7

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

all; every

4

means; way; measure

6

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

3

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2