jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

indigo blue

1

movie; film

1

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

1

our company; our firm

1

borrowing

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

1

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

breach of contract

1

unlucky

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

6

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

we

6

instant; moment; for an instant

6

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

2

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

1

after; later

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

hindrance; intrusion

3

thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2

from now on; hereafter

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

student days

1

teacher; instructor; professor

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

dinner; evening meal

1

dining together; mess

1

spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

chapter one; first chapter

4

drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

1

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

stiff neck; stiff shoulders

1

chronic disease

1

occupational disease

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

5