jpdb beta

dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)

3

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

4

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

work; job; labor; work

3

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

I; me

1

in addition; besides

1

olden days; former

1

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

1

to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

child

4

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

4

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

to get in touch with

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

1

without

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

2

long; drawn-out; very long

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

4

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

4

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

6

unexpected; surprising

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

1

cheek (of face)

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

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

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

3

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

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

to discuss; to talk together

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

the very thing; itself

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1