jpdb beta

just before

5

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

3

email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

5

mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam

1

regret; repentance

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

8

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

5

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

16

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

6

forehead; brow

5

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

crest; coat of arms

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

corpse; remains

1

area

1

to carry in; to bring in

1

meaning; called; said

12

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

11

after death

1

the whole world

1

eyewitness report; eyewitness information

1

repeated occurrence

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

sun

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

4

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

-ish; -like

21

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

2

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

6

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

seven

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

8

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

7

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

satisfactory; decent

3

settlement; solution; resolution

2

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

2

to enjoy (oneself)

2

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

2

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

realistic; pragmatic

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

2

amateur

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

5

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

3