jpdb beta

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

5

hard worker; hardworking person

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

11

authenticity; credibility

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

2

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

2

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

5

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

faint smile

3

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

10

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

11

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

4

candle

8

light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

4

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

3

dim; gloomy

4

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

3

Chinese herbal medicine

2

raw materials; ingredient

1

storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench

2

diagnosis and treatment; medical care

6

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

3

bed; couch

7

examination table (at a doctor's office)

6

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

17

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

4

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

6

black (colour, color)

1

chain; chains

2

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

14

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

13

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

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

5

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1