jpdb beta

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

2

good feeling; feeling good

2

people

4

Chinatown

4

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

4

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

9

shark fin

2

(Western) soup

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

9

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

Oh no; Oh dear

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

9

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

4

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

25

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

formal marriage interview

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

1

go that far; to that extent

4

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

4

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

compensation

1

preparation; arrangements

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

3

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

3

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

China; Chinese food

1

third day of the month; three days

2

shark fin soup

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

proud; having a prominent nose

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

each other; one another

5

chance; opportunity

5

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

5

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways

2

three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

19

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

4

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

3

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2