jpdb beta

safety; welfare; well-being

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)

1

comet

11

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

3

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

4

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

2

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

request

1

beside; nearby

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

fireworks

2

15th day of the 8th lunar month

1

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon

1

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

1

afterword; postscript

6

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

poor piece of writing; my poor writing

3

to scribble (write quickly); to dash off

2

household economy; family finances

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

5

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

7

irresolute; hesitant

1

going on about oneself; talking about oneself

1

to make a list; to enumerate

2

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

2

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

dear friends; (all of) you or those men

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

irresponsibility

4

to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through

1

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

2

ten years; decade

1

to wear out (clothing)

1

to take out; to drag out

1

to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion

1

mold; mould; mildew

3

cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

2

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

1

how can (one) do something

1

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1