jpdb beta

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

2

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

3

ring; arena; ring

2

(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)

1

(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

1

creche; day nursery; day-care center

3

self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

2

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

white light; corona

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

oven

1

black smoke

1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

3

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

1

clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

3

pet cat

1

calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

1

kitten; small cat

2

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

1

you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself

1

contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

1

to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

2

25th day of the month; 25 days

1

cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree

1

principal raw material; main raw material

1

advance preparations

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

2

department store

1

event hall

1

girls' high school

9

home delivery

1

exposure; disclosure

1

poisonous; toxic

2

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

1

merchant's home; rented home; store; shop

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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