jpdb beta

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

2

to entertain; to make welcome

1

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

2

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

you (plural)

15

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

to take someone's hand

1

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

4

society; the world; the times

6

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

2

to cover up; to conceal

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

6

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

room for argument

1

ungenerous; poor in spirit; with no great feelings

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

Protestantism

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

1

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

1

thank you

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

3

even

1

stillness; quiet; peacefulness

3

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

2

to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries

2

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

drama; play; Chinese opera

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

physiology

1

subject; theme

1

drama in verse

2

prose

3

verse; poetry

2

agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

1

popular novel

1

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

1

drama; play; powerful drug

3

tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy

1

to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess

1