jpdb beta

Toshiko

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

7

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

indicates emphasis

1

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

5

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

2

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

3

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

3

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

1

ska

3

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1

moody person

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

to close; to shut

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

5

yesterday

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

7

to return; to come back

2

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

1

to occur; to happen

2

since then

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

stress

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

street at night; making a night journey

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

night; nighttime

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1