jpdb beta

first half

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

2

bonbon

1

philanthropic work; charitable enterprise

1

rich person

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to wipe; to dry

1

I; me

4

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

3

meaning; called; said

2

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

4

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

pattern; design

1

for use by men

1

motif

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

7

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

(public) park

30

winter cherry (Prunus parvifolia); winter cherry blossoms

3

unseasonable; out of season

1

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

1

heading; headline; index; headword

4

to open one's eyes wide

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

4

to turn towards; to point

2

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

few days

4

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

east side; east bank

2

flower bed

12

control; management (e.g. of a business)

5

long time; many years

1

interested person; volunteer; supporter

3

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

1

inside; within

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

6

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

flowers; beautiful; spectacular

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

4

by means of; due to; because of; according to

5

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1