jpdb beta

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

evening meal

1

Chinese-style fried rice

3

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

game

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

4

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

4

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

return to work; going back to work

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

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

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

2

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

3

transactions; dealings; business

1

bank; banking institution

2

special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director

1

be; is

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

5

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

6

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

trading company

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

3

customer; client; patron

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

this time; now

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

2

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

job hunting; job searching

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

it seems that; as if

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

3

to withdraw a request

1

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

7

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1