jpdb beta

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

3

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

4

this morning

2

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

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

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

3

don't you think?; indicates question

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

6

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

6

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

5

handkerchief

8

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

that's so, isn't it

1

well done; good job

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

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

1

to the end; to the last

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

3

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

3

in that way; thus; so; so?

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

once more; again

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

6

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

3

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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