jpdb beta

birthday

4

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

the other day; lately; recently

3

pasta

1

to be greedy; to devour greedily

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

next week

2

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

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

3

what to do

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

8

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

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

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

3

guard; girder bridge

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

2

yesterday

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

5

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

3

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

irresponsibility

1

(pet) owner; keeper

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

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

2

evening; night; dinner

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

1

like that; so

1

well; now; then

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1