jpdb beta

convenient; handy; useful

1

loan; lending

2

parchment

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

4

to be helpful; to be useful

1

renewal; update; innovation; improvement

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

place of destination

3

it seems that; as if

1

consent

2

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

2

very dim light

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

worldwide; common to the whole world; universal

1

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

2

building material

3

to fit; to suit

1

marble

4

production; output; turning out

2

peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm

2

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

2

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

1

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

1

prison; jail; gaol

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

mining

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot

1

each house; every house; many houses

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

1

relief (e.g. bas relief)

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

trompe l'oeil

2

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

2

mansion; residence

1

pen drawing; pen-and-ink drawing

1

love for one's hometown

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1