jpdb beta

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

3

bedside; near one's pillow

1

alarm clock

2

fumbling; groping

1

four o'clock

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

1

business ability; business acumen

1

Happy New Year

6

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

3

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

3

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

like; as if; the same as

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

4

end-of-year

5

last day; final day

3

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

2

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

1

earnings from a part-time job

2

brown envelope; manila envelope

2

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

4

distant; cold; formal

3

interruption; suspension; break

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

3

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

3

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

madder red; dark red; crimson

3

expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

9

first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

8

periodic medical check-up (examination)

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

2

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

1

truck; lorry

1

minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender

1

unluckily

2

miraculous

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

2

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

1

corpse; remains

7

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

to recover consciousness; to come to

3

day after day; day in and day out; every single day

1

while; during; performed in this condition

1