jpdb beta

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

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

4

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

answering machine; answerphone

1

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

4

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

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

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

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

to look forward to something

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

number; series of digits

1

radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

to be powered on; to be turned on

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

elopement; running away with a lover

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

3

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

adult; grown-up

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

2

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

marriage

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

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

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

4

romance; love's pathway

1