jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

9

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

2

meanwhile; in the meantime

2

living space

1

minimum; at the very least

2

game

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

earthenware

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate

1

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

4

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

to rearrange; to resequence

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

2

nimbly; lightly

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

7

newspaper

8

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

3

article; news story; report; account

10

to be infected; to be contagious

4

date; dating

3

sixty; 60

2

ancient battlefield

1

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

2

crushing

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

to correct oneself; to restate

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

7

at times; occasionally

4

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

just a little

2

nostalgia; homesickness

1

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

2

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

7

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2

page

14

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

3

to take a picture

1

to smile

11

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)

2

once more; again

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

4

age; years

1