jpdb beta

distance; range

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

4

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

5

(Western) playing cards

3

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

like that; so

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

3

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

timewasting; killing time

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

4

than; from; out of; except; but; more

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

how; in what way; how about

3

Shimano

5

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

5

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

5

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

3

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

4

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

4

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

2

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

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

1

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

3

and then; and so; and; so then

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

5

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

1

hey; say; look

2

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

1

hierarchy

1

difference; variation; difference

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

2

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

2