jpdb beta

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

2

biographer

5

to be worried; to be troubled

7

preface; introduction; preamble

6

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

22

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

3

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

5

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

22

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

2

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

Baker

17

oven

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

6

road; highway

6

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

9

each house; every house; many houses

1

brick

5

reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

7

winter

6

throughout; all through; right through

2

to be shrouded in mist

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

2

faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

18

window blind; blinds

6

half

7

sofa; couch

7

in a circle (ring)

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

7

mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items

3

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

17

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

6

to reread; to read again

3

military physician or surgeon

3

India

8

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

18

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

31

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

4

Fahrenheit

1

ninety; 90

4

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

5

translation with notes; translator's notes

8

Celsius; centigrade

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

4

air temperature

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1