jpdb beta

to end in vain; to be wasted effort

1

exception; exclusion

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

3

village

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

fumbling; groping

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

2

infrastructure

1

simultaneous; all at once

1

clanging; empty; deserted

2

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

1

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

3

equilibrium; balance

2

confusion

1

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

communication

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

3

glacé

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty

3

to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

1

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

3

folding into four; quarto

1

shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

2

drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

1

to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation

1

opening a school

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

to be jumbled together

2

near; close; beside; third person

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

waters; water area

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

2

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

1

to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

1

to breathe heavily

1

scenery; scene; landscape

4

to talk; to speak

1

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

2

beginner

2

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

2

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

2