jpdb beta

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

food processor

1

substitution

1

special skill

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

inattention; distraction; mind-wandering

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

1

I see; that's right; indeed

4

what

1

raw egg

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

2

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

3

bowl

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

5

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

1

some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit

2

territory; domain; dominion; possession

1

case (container); case (instance, situation); case

3

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

2

heating; application of heat

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

4

cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

being startled

2

calm; composed; cool; quiet

4

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

four years

3

end; close; finish; termination

1

large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

walk; stroll

1

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

heavy

1

shopping bag

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

paper bag

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

14

keeping (something) cool

2

bag

2

one eyebrow

1

to meet someone by chance; to happen upon

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1