jpdb beta

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

next morning

2

breakfast

1

extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

1

to leave one's seat

1

curse; spell; malediction

17

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)

1

to doubt one's own eyes

3

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

4

belch; eructation; burp

2

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

1

approval

2

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

tear-inducing

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

to do a silly thing

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

7

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

3

three-way junction; three-way intersection

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

to place firmly; to hit very hard

2

crossroads; intersection

2

to remove; to move out of the way

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

5

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

8

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

toast; congratulatory cup

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

present; gift

2

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

1

flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

9

to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

6

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

3

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

matter; item; facts

1

the same opinion

1

to despair of; to see the vanity of

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1