jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

planning; project; plan; design

1

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

3

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

business card

4

thank you

3

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

8

joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

desk; copy editor

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

2

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

3

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

11

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)

1

journal; log

1

editing; compilation

2

member

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

Japan

2

return to one's country

1

commentator

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

6

Shougo

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

entertainment

1

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

2

quality

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

now that; since; so long as; because

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

viewer; (television) audience

5

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

3