jpdb beta

friend; companion

11

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

cooking ability

1

being good at cooking; good cook

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

4

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

moving; touching; stirring

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

2

to cling to; to embrace

2

angel

1

older sister; lass; young lady

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

6

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

to grow taller (of people)

1

safe; certain

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

name of a disease

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

3

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

to call the doctor

1

can't help; won't make much difference

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

as you want; as you will

2

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

2

night shift

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

day shift

1

evening meal

7

alcohol; sake

1

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

1

concern; interest

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

2

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

hook; crochet needle

16

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

2

to pinch; to nip

1

cheerfully; excitedly

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

4

economising; saving

1

counter for colours

1