jpdb beta

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

contents; content

2

wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

1

comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock

6

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

glancing (look)

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

wine

3

waiter

2

child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)

2

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

5

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

3

wine glass

1

purple; violet

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

realist

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

self-flattery; sing one's own praises

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

3

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

2

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

egoist

3

being good-for-nothing; useless person

1

to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

2

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...

1

waste; wastefulness

1

early on; earlier on; from early

1

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

recompense; indemnity; atonement

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

to harden one's heart

2

adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

1

already proved

1

without

3

establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

1

very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

1

to continue to increase; to continue to mount

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

established (existing) policy (procedure(s))

1

targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)

1