jpdb beta

ham actor

1

absolute beginner; complete amateur

1

newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

to choose; to select

1

heroine

9

chance; opportunity

1

performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

script; screenplay; scenario

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

new; fresh; novel

1

like this; this sort; this way

1

love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

1

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

1

to smile

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

parent and child

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

to return; to come back

1

to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside

1

return; coming back

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1