jpdb beta

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

4

to be prolonged; to drag on

4

China; Chinese food

1

yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea

4

we

1

matter of concern and interest

1

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation

2

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

to take in; to attract

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

3

unselfishness; wanting little

1

start of work; commencement; opening

1

date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)

1

Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)

1

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

3

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

6

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

3

qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress

8

pattern paper (for dressmaking)

1

slit

2

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

matter causing distress; something causing worry

2

secret; secrecy

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

3

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

joint; seam

2

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

2

man

3

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

3

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

2

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

declaration; profession

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to

2

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

3

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

2

side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

design

12

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

5

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

10

cover; mantle; shroud; hood

1