jpdb beta

mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

2

lesson

16

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

area of holiday homes; area of villas

2

in the mountains; among the mountains

3

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

1

two-storied building

1

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

bottom price

1

employee; servant

1

male prostitute

1

live-in (e.g. job)

1

last night; yesterday evening

1

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

1

how many people; a number of people

1

combined living room, dining room and kitchen

2

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

1

charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee

1

prior investment; upfront investment

1

sorting fruit

1

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

2

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

to cross the line; to go too far

2

literary work

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

melody; chime

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

1

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

2

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

new arrivals; new acquisitions

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

link; directory entry; rink

4

attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing

3

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

promenade; esplanade

1

squalid; messy

1

deep breath

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

2

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

1

out-of-office notification (email)

3

to ask the opinion of (a superior)

1