jpdb beta

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

3

first-class goods

1

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

3

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

3

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

does not seem (to be)

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

5

wise person; sage

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

break in the deadlock

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

5

useful thing; usable article

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

13

miscalculation

1

morning; a.m.

1

eight o'clock

1

north gate

1

explanation; interpretation

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

3

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

to lend a hand; to help

2

return; welcome home

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to return; to come back

2

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

3

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

2

really; truly

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

1

to be

12

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

2

expression; look; countenance; face

1

detailed; minute

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

2

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1