jpdb beta

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

3

empty-handed

1

watchdog; chaperone; watcher

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

meow; miaow

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

aura

3

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

haughty

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

4

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

2

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

5

novelist; fiction writer

1

bestseller

3

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

1

housekeeper; maid

2

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

2

estate sale; estate liquidation

2

lawyer; attorney

1

relative; relation

1

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

transfer; assignment; conveyance

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

200; two hundred

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

crystal

2

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

lake

1

clear; pure; noble

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

1

pure

3

to gush forth

1

spring; fountain

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

fortune; luck

2

rising; ascending; climbing

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

2