jpdb beta

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

1

to employ; to hire (a servant)

1

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

17

mastery

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

5

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

3

to tell a lie; to fib

3

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

5

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

2

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

4

prank; practical joke

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

13

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

9

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

13

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

blessing

1

duty; role; function

5

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

ardor; enthusiasm

1

(very) beginning; start

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

then; well; so; be; is

6

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

32

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

10

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

5

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

13

like that; so

2

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

overall; on the whole

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

7

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

pitch black

3

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

4

sun

12

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

7

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

9

dim; gloomy

5

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

8

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

3

private room

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3