jpdb beta

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

3

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

3

two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

1

sternly handsome; manly

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

bitterness; bitter taste

1

to crack jokes

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

6

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing

1

glass; pane

8

polish; improvement; burnishing

10

factory; manufactory; works; mill

2

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

manger; crib

1

brick

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

one room

2

fireplace; hearth; stove

1

baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1

to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake

1

white cloth

2

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

10

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

2

hat; cap

2

red face

1

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

3

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

7

running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

Goode

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

3

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

burning hell; inferno

1

commissioned officer

1

diplomat

1

(necessary) personnel; required person

1

grain; cereal; corn

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

4

gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

2

smith; blacksmith

1