jpdb beta

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

2

magazine

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

worthwhile reading; substantial reading

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

5

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

15

Hattori

4

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

5

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

6

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

2

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

5

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

4

second place

12

difference; variation; difference

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

6

was

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

2

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

4

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

6

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

13

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

at least; at most; (even) just

2

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

5

failure; mistake; blunder

1

as if; as though

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

7

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

4

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

5

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

2

reader

3

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

all; every

1