jpdb beta

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

trouble

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

5

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

such ... as; or some such

1

French Revolution

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

1

country samurai

1

raid

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

3

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

olden days; former

2

one week

2

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

7

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

convenience store

1

to warm; to heat

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

email address

1

shy person

1

conversation

2

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

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

transmission; sending

2

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

1

it seems that; as if

4

which; well; now; c'mon

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

7