jpdb beta

clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

1

pre-

6

to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

2

all over the body; from head to foot; all over

3

pore (of the skin)

3

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

2

to clap one's hands in prayer

1

lighter

1

marketing

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

without sparing time for sleep

1

express parcel delivery

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

adviser; advisor

1

notebook computer; laptop

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

4

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

young person

3

literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

1

being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

1

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

2

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

popular literature

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

2

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

small

8

horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter

1

all companies; each company

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

3

sweet; sugary

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

7

night view; night skyline; nightscape

6

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

2

to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

to embrace

2

hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji

4

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

4

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

9

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

in; at; for

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

blood type; blood group

1

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

15

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

119

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2