jpdb beta

lunch; midday meal

2

work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

1

lading; loading; carrying

1

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

2

sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony

1

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

feeling chilly after taking a bath

1

at a glance; at first sight

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

2

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

monthly publication; monthly issue

2

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project

2

professional; careerman; worker

1

training wheels; stabilizers

1

dinner; evening meal

1

to name

2

fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling

2

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

6

column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

1

(hot) stove league; trading of players in the off-season

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

senior (e.g. at school)

4

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

(deeply held) resentment

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

2

film world; world of cinema

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

big corporation; major firm; leading company

1

to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

1

several companies

3

unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

1

mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares

1

archive

1

to express; to show

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

2

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

source of worry; source of distress

2

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

to be badly made; to fail

1