jpdb beta

child

4

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

8

report; paper; reportage

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

5

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

2

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

move with haste (when you have no doubts)

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

2

person

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

about when; about what time; how soon

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

13

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

8

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

22

express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

1

police; police officer; police station

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

12

act of mercy; helping another person

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

4

relation; relationship

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

5

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

seems; I guess

8

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

1

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

1

three; 3

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

5

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

imagination; supposition; guess

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

5

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

small attached annex; lean-to

4

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

4

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

11

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

as a child; when one was a child

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

2