jpdb beta

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

unconditional

1

to take someone's hand

1

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

to recall; to remember

3

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

showing one's face in public; facing another person

1

release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

4

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

now that; since; so long as; because

4

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

disappointment; despair

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

3

to be found

3

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

never; not at all

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

5

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

chandelier

2

very dim light

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

3

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

surface; outer layer

2

recent years

1

how many; how old

1

with these words; while saying

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

2

to rust; to become rusty

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

dust; one ten-billionth

4

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

bookshelf

4

library

1

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

1