jpdb beta

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

employee; servant

2

point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue

1

elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

4

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

1

peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

better; superior

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

redoing; doing over again

1

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

1

wet nurse; nursing mother

1

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

harassment; pestering

1

return; coming back

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

1

to look down on; to condescend

1

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

1

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

1

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder

1

malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

2

acceleration; speeding up

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

fermentation; zymosis

1

to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

1

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

1

textile; fabric

3

to make a sound

2

bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

1

liquid; fluid

1

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

unpacking (esp. after moving house)

1

Deira, Dubai

13

with a thud

2

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

3

interruption; suspension; break

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1