jpdb beta

curtain; curtains

2

(it was) not until; (it was) only when

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

chance; opportunity

3

regret; repentance; remorse

2

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

exchange; conversion

1

returning; giving back

1

life and death; life or death

3

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

2

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

8

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

4

this much; this amount

1

staying in the air; remaining airborne

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

belatedly

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

generations; ages; years

1

clenched fist

1

sphere; globe; orb

1

blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit

3

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

7

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

retainer; attendant; escort

1

fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

1

wave; ups and downs

4

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

1

underwater

1

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

2

while alive; during one's lifetime

3

utmost limits; extremity; limit

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

Slow (Kylie Minogue song)

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

to pass a day

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

distant

3

to lose consciousness

3

throbbing with pain

1

to recover consciousness; to come to

2

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone

1