jpdb beta

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

8

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

3

to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

2

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

3

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

4

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

6

cajolement

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

10

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

3

employee; servant

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

how many people; a number of people

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

memory; sense; experience

1

to turn one's face away

2

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

5

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

5

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

7

time; hour; period; class

15

precious; valuable

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

smile

3

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

3

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

5

again; once more; a second time

2

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

2

ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

1

handmade

4

cake or snack served with tea

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1