jpdb beta

oof; ough; ulp

10

beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

1

timing

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

shop manager

3

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

2

stock; inventory

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

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

6

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

18

lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

15

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

short (of a person)

1

you

2

shut up!; be quiet!

5

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

4

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

5

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

8

such; this sort of; like this

10

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

4

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

an eye for people; the ability to judge character

1

long time; many years

3

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

3

several minutes; a few minutes

1

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

17

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

4

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

8

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

4

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

4

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

3

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

8

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

5

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

service; duty; work

2

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

34

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

23

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

9

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

3

hourly pay; hourly wage

2