jpdb beta

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

wood carving; woodcraft

3

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

to keep a watchful eye on

1

open air

1

street stall; stand; booth

2

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

1

to recall; to remember

1

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

2

deeply impressive; memorable; striking

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

2

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

's house; 's home

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

seventh day of the month; seven days

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

previous engagement; prior contract

3

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

client; sender

1

easy to make; easy to do

1

don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen

1

stature; body height

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

1

to fly in the sky

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

1

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to exaggerate

1

perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

1

even

2

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

1

to be conceivable

2

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

ability; performance; efficiency

2