jpdb beta

time; labour; labor

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

3

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

7

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

3

to change one's clothes

4

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

4

bottom of one's heart

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

to choose; to select

8

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

3

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

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

3

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

3

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

4

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

serious injury

2

painful experience

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

unexpected; surprising

4

pitch black

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

three people

2

stopping one night

1

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

2

cooked rice; meal

13

pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

8

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

2

every night

7

morning; a.m.

1

so much

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

2

to return; to come back

12

editor-in-chief

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

to do as one likes

3

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

8

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1