jpdb beta

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

4

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

6

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

Zenna

11

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

30

that's so, isn't it

3

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

2

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

14

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

how long; how far; how much

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

3

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

three years

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

4

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

6

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

was

1

history

1

child

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

picture book

1

reading aloud; recitation

1

music

1

reciting Chinese poems

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

plaything; toy

1

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

1

was; were

3

I see; that's right; indeed

1

gifted education; special education for gifted children

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

2

in that manner; like that

1