jpdb beta

work; job; labor; work

9

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

3

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

5

smell of the sea

1

window

2

North Pole; the Arctic

1

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

7

pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

2

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

8

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

3

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

2

to be silent; to say nothing

6

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

9

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

11

both (people)

3

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

7

door; gate; opening; title page

1

metal

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

8

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

10

building

3

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

hair's breadth

1

at parting; on parting

1

thank you

15

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

18

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

4

thank you

9

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

3

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

34

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

10

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

10,000; ten thousand

5

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

6

incurable disease

2

method of treatment; cure; remedy

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

acquaintance

11

(medical) doctor; physician

1

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

5

precision; accuracy

9