jpdb beta

(a) look; gaze

4

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

1

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

work-in-progress; working state

1

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

1

helper; assistant; help

1

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

cheer; shout of joy

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

2

to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself

1

retirement

1

to make an appearance; to show up

1

to set up shop; to open a store

2

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

3

to need; to call for; to require

1

capital city; metropolis

1

demand; request

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

welcome; reception

1

to do

6

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

2

coming; going

1

to ponder; to brood

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

3

four (long cylindrical things)

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

whatever

1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

development; exploitation

2

surrender

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

3

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

each one

2

hammer

5

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

4

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

3