jpdb beta

to make a serious effort

2

establishment; settlement

1

foreign country

1

right under; directly below

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

everyone

2

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

particle; grain

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

limit; bound

1

tiredness; fatigue

1

dispersing; vanishing

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

frail; slender; feminine

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

7

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

7

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

counter for books; volume

1

desert

4

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

sand; grit

1

camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown

1

oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

2

sand hill; dune

1

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

mermaid; merman

4

blighted love; disappointed love

1

sea; ocean; waters

3