jpdb beta

sewing; needlework

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

lecture

1

listening respectfully

1

etiquette; courtesy

4

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

(your) daughter; young woman

2

always; usually

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

3

last year

1

face

1

to die

2

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

1

memory; sense; experience

2

gravesite; tomb

1

to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

4

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

2

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

3

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

1

first-rate; finest quality; the best

1

having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce

2

fur

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

5

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

to buy; to purchase

4

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

one-of-a-kind item

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

2

valuable article; valuables

1

accommodation; lodging

4

inn

13

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

2

disguise; masquerade

4