jpdb beta

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

3

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

4

means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

rather; better

2

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

3

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

manners; etiquette

2

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

9

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

2

rank; standing

6

dealing with; coping with

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

208

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

7

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

10

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

4

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

4

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

9

when it becomes; when it comes to

5

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

3

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

5

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

31

hereabouts; around there; that area

9

reason; pretext; motive

11

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

20

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

plate; dish

1

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

just a minute; small quantity

2

birthplace

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

2

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

10

custard

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

37

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

2

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

85

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

76

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

28

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

1

piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

2

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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