jpdb beta

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

forked road; crossroads

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

5

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

2

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

great difference; major mistake

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

ouch!

5

the last moment; the very end

1

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

serious

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

2

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

2

thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter

1

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

5

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

5

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

8

sense of values; values; value system

9

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

3

compared with

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

15

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

opinion; view; comment

6

bright; intelligent

1

secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

3

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

personal connections

2

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

elder sister; older female friend

2

being argued into silence; being left speechless

2

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

5

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

3

popularity

1

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

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

12

by myself; in person; by oneself

5

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

3

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

2