jpdb beta

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

improvement; reform

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

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

1

regret; repentance; remorse

1

to shine; to glitter

3

meal; dinner; diet

3

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

home cooking

1

simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman

1

to make an appearance; to show up

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

eating habits

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

tonight; this evening

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

to do

1

which; what (way)

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

rather than

1

resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

smile

2

ahead; before; ago

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

dazzling; radiant

1

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

1

darkness; the dark

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1

man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man

1

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

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man; male; masculine gender

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like this; this sort; this way

2

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

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