jpdb beta

(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving

1

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

3

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

high-quality goods; luxury item

1

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

5

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

2

stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

1

silent; mute; dumb

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

along the road; along the way

1

grinning; smirking

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

2

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

1

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

1

to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

2

contrast

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

doorknob; door knob; door handle

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

call; visit

2

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

3

to return; to come back

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

4

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

6

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone

1

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

1

simple; plain

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

near miss; just missing (each other)

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

1

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

2