jpdb beta

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

2

soft; weak

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

3

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

several times; several degrees

2

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

3

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

7

in advance; beforehand; previously

3

obedient; docile; quiet

1

to request earnestly

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

12

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

6

precious; valuable

1

now; come (now); well

1

twenty-five

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

1

roguish; impish

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

2

to return; to come back

1

to bear; to endure

5

to burst into laughter

1

happy birthday!

1

small box; casket

3

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

novelist; fiction writer

1

livelihood; living

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

2

God; god; ace; king; superior person

3

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

2

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

service; duty; work

1

topic of conversation

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

4

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

5

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

5

newly appointed; inaugural

1

sleepy; drowsy

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

Judy; Judi

11

retirement; resignation

3

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1