jpdb beta

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

lavish; profuse

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea

1

editor (in publishing, etc.)

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to cramp; to be cramped; to contract

1

today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

1

to see through; to see the true nature of something

2

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

2

application; request; petition

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

1

running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

1

to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

2

moment; brief space of time

2

conference room; council room

5

meeting

1

one's destination

1

a certain ...

2

monthly magazine

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

1

principal occupation; core business

1

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

1

to draw near

1

tension; strain

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

big; large; great

2

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

7

flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

2

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

congratulatory address

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

to be ahead of

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1