jpdb beta

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

3

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

23

grasp; catch; understanding

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

day-dreamer; fantasist

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

4

back off!; leave me alone!

2

four

3

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

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

3

to grow old; to age

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

4

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

1

imagination; supposition; guess

4

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

3

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

3

mother

4

be; is

3

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

4

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

69

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

3

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

5

recently; lately; these days

2

every night

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

winter

3

mother

4

each other; one another

3

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

12

driving school qualifying test

2

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

8

one day; (on) a certain day

1

100,000,000; one hundred million

7

3000; three thousand

13

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

2

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

10

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

sum total; total amount

2

robbery; robbery case; burglary

3

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

14