jpdb beta

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

4

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

2

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

6

to increase; to multiply

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

8

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

12

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

12

child

3

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

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

10

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

11

pregnant woman

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

you (plural)

5

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

2

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

9

to be punctual

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

38

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

6

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

7

hey; listen

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

4

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

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

night shift

1

cooked rice; meal

3

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

7

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

7

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

8

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

drinking party; get-together

2

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

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

16

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

7

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

15

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

6

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

24

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2