jpdb beta

wristwatch; watch

1

general; popular; common; typical

1

pocket watch

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

3

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

3

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

arm; skill; efforts; ability

13

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

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

2

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

2

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

5

several seconds

1

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

1

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

2

easy to understand

2

demand for; request

1

if it's the case

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

mass production

2

progress; being under way

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

evening; night; dinner

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

master; teacher; stable master

2

hard to reach place; remote place

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

3

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

2

(nothing) but a little

1

was

7

after a long time; for the first time in a while

3

old friend; old acquaintance

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

8

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

2

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

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2