jpdb beta

borrowing; debt; loan

4

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

2

for example

1

pitcher plant

2

perfectly fitting phrase

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

3

oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

1

singularity; singular point

1

every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

2

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

4

loincloth

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

11

house; dwelling; human habitation

1

valley; ravine; glen; gorge

1

road; highway

1

cemetery; graveyard

2

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

2

last year

2

lodging together; training camp; boarding house

1

winter vacation; winter holidays

1

boycott

1

speak of the devil

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

change; fluctuation

3

commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item

1

however; having said that; but

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

2

that kind of; such a

1

overanxiety; needless worry

1

cough; ahem

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

4

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

2

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

1

bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia

1

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

2

festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

1

water well

1