jpdb beta

how many pieces

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

paper plate; paper tray

10

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification

1

especially; above all; inter alia; among others

1

balance

1

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

1

like he said; same for me; ditto

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

sisters

6

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

surrounding at a distance

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

3

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

mission; delegation; transmission

1

ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)

1

metallic sound; metallic clank

1

to get used to hearing

1

canned coffee

6

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

two (long cylindrical things)

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

3

excuse; pretext

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

1

intermittent

1

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

4

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

3

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

3

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

scales; weighing machine

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

to whistle

1

oven

10

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

whole face; all over one's face

2

flour; meal; powder; dust

2

to do by the use of

1

to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

1