jpdb beta

event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

4

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan

3

meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

4

younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member

3

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

3

had better ...; had better not ...

1

now; come (now); well

2

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

such ... as; or some such

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

living expenses

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2

large amount of money; great cost

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

2

moderately wealthy person

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

2

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1

should; must; ought to

2

pond

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky

1

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

2

blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit

1

to get wet

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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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