jpdb beta

good boy; good girl

3

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

good idea

3

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

5

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

5

why; how come; unfortunately; alas

1

downtown

1

picking up trash; collecting garbage

1

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

4

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

3

nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

5

smooth

6

both; (not) either

6

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

8

burial

2

traditional; conventional

2

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

8

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

funeral service

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

2

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

8

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

monotonous

1

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

2

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

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

19

to distribute emergency rice

1

(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

1

time; labour; labor

3

intellectual

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

6

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

8

no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore

1

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

4

bandit; brigand

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

6

regular customer; valued client

1

for some years

1

old friend; old acquaintance

1

sincerity; good faith

4

messenger; envoy; emissary

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

5