jpdb beta

stepwise; one step at a time

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

to bear fruit

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

2

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)

1

four years

1

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

1

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

3

13th day of the month; 13 days

2

one-year-old; one year old

1

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

1

Beijing (China); Peking

17

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

1

older; senior

1

fundamental; basic

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

1

liquid

2

cylinder

2

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

2

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

biological

2

before now; hitherto

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

somatic cell

3

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

device

1

easy; simple; plain

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

4

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

1

model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern

1

naming; christening

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

identification tag; dog tag

1

document; papers

10

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

4

head office; general office

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

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