jpdb beta

to begin to speak

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

4

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

7

two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

5

to sell

6

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

to knock down; to slap down; to floor

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

6

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

6

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

3

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

13

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

4

stranger; outsider

2

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

7

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

9

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

14

by sheer strength; by brute force

5

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

15

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

8

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

6

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

7

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

5

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

14

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)

6

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

6

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

4

to shout at

3

to frown; to squint

1

foolish talk; idle talk

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

14

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

7

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

3

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

5

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

15

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

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

12