jpdb beta

competitive spirit

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

4

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

3

to cook; to heat

1

(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering

1

dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break

1

widow

1

refrigerator; fridge

1

happy memory; sweet memory

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

7

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2

looking on (somebody) as hostile

1

two meals; (eating) two meals a day

1

eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

8

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

3

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

6

drop of water; polka dots

1

popular literature

1

mystery

1

novel; (short) story

4

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

new book; 17x11 cm paperback book

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

8

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

2

a great variety of; diversity

3

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

2

school cafeteria

2

single-storied house; single-storied building

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

2

warm colour; warm color

1

grain (of wood)

1

pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

1

return of something; repayment

3

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

4

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

3

reading (books)

1

entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out

1

books

1

committee member

1

end; close; termination

1

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

3

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

6

indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random

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