jpdb beta

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

nutrition; nourishment

1

fishes and birds

1

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

1

longevity; long life

2

at any rate; anyhow

1

blockhead; a fool

1

filial duties; devotion to one's parents

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

2

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

to bud; to sprout

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

2

widow

6

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)

2

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

6

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

2

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

child

6

high class; graceful

1

place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

mother

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

11

deacon (Catholic)

2

both; both sides; both parties

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

2

lack of self-reliance; depending on others

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

to address

3

postcard; memo; note; card

1

foreword; preface; introduction; postscript

1

to break the seal

1

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

entry into a country

1

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)

1

magazine

2

meaning of a sentence

1

since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

1

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

7

dilute; rare

2