jpdb beta

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

9

long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

2

tragedy; tragic event

1

teary eyes

2

Liber

4

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

entrance; front door

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

trouble; quarrel; dispute

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

(at the) window

2

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

7

locking technique in judo

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

2

service; duty; work

1

couch; bench; ottoman

3

depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

4

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

7

the other day; a few days ago

1

one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

2

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

1

strange voice

2

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

1

heirloom

1

(flower) vase

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

2

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

2

lady of the house

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

somewhere to go; place to go

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

2

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

2

willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

1

travelling alone; solitary journey

2

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

3

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

3