jpdb beta

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

2

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

22

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

23

that is to say; so that means

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

9

two persons; two people; pair; couple

9

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

5

marriage

7

for this reason

4

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

4

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

4

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

4

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

4

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

(power of) imagination

1

removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone

1

whatever

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

6

well; now; then

3

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

8

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

2

bedroom

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

not caring; not giving a damn

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

9

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

foolish; stupid

1

something like ...; something called ...

8

to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

10

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

3

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

so; like this; in this way

5

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

7