jpdb beta

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

sigh

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

to look away; to turn away

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

home cooking

1

treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

faltering; hesitation

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

3

to jump up to one's feet

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

counter for bamboo tiles

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

to become distant; to recede

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

evening meal; dinner

3

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

1

roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

4

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

without

1

steam; vapour; vapor

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

soup plate; soup bowl

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

tray

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

faint; swoon

3

like that; so

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

warm welcome

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

to come back

2

misunderstanding

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

2