jpdb beta

arm; skill; efforts; ability

16

to cultivate; to foster

1

(romantic) love

3

way; method; means; resource; course

4

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

3

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

6

arrival

3

headquarters; head office; main office

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

to be erected; to be built

6

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

2

bungalow; one-story house

4

building; house

6

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

1

before the gate; in front of the gate

1

raising trees and plants

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

2

writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting

1

amber; yellowish-brown

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

4

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

8

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

2

prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

4

entrance

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

office

5

desk

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

clerk; office worker; office staff

1

document; official papers

6

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

5

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

how many pieces

1

earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

5

frown; scowl; grimace

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

10

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

3

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

17

ditch with running water; drainage channel

6

to face; to go towards; to head towards

23

period of time; time slot; time zone

1