jpdb beta

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

21

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

7

pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

1

never; not at all

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

(not) even; (not) any

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

18

piercingly

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

3

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

4

rebellious spirit

1

fragment; piece

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

5

hence; for that reason

3

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

then; if so; if

2

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

2

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

10

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

7

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

6

perfect correctness

1

supreme; sublime; highest

1

code of law; body of law

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

moonlight

1

to finish dyeing

5

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

7

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

10

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

6

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

11

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

6

eyelid

3

to close (one's eyes); to shut

3

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

3

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

2

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

2

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

iron railing or fence

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

4

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

2

golden (colour, color)

5

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1