jpdb beta

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

2

musical performance

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

5

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

3

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

4

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

music

12

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

1

person

3

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

9

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

9

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

yesterday

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

3

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

5

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

huh?; what's up?

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

living by oneself; living alone

2

it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

8

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

6

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

however

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

7

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

9

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

originally; by nature; from the start

1