jpdb beta

dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

2

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

1

dining table

3

handmade

1

(Western) soup

1

plate; dish

4

patriarch; family head

1

mother-in-law

1

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

agitation; stirring; whipping; beating

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

5

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

10

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

2

blur; blurred; indistinct

1

Oh no; Oh dear

6

unavoidable; no help for

2

speculation; thinking; meditation

3

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

2

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

3

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)

2

the same as always; day after day

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

3

to redeem (from sin); to save

3

compared with

8

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

3

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

play; drama

1

adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

7

that is to say; so that means

1

pile; accumulation

2

to temper thoroughly; to train well

5

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

3

lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

1

sausage

1

to do over; to remake; to resume

1

all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

mealtime

1

Donggang

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

4

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

3

to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated

11

part; component

1

rational; reasonable; logical

4

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

2