jpdb beta

ready-made; common-law (wife)

1

technical; specialist; professional; exclusive

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

1

to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

1

hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper

1

like this; in this way; as you see

2

the way one waits on customers; service attitude

1

wife and children; (arch.) wife

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

1

I'll; let's; probably

1

heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt

6

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

even if not; even without

2

in fact

1

to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

1

stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

2

demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

blueberry

1

crêpe

10

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

2

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

4

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

2

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

1

scramble (for)

2

as usual

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1

error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

2

piece of cake; a walk in the park

1

annoying; noisy

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

in proportion to; just as much as

5

to begin purchasing; to purchase

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

I; me

1