jpdb beta

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

40

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

19

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

15

shorthand; stenography

1

whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

1

copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

30

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

29

to occur; to happen

29

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

210

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

32

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

14

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

8

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

6

already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

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

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

13

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

17

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

38

to get a phone call

2

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

23

only; nothing but

14

meaning; significance; sense

1

telephone (device)

3

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

switch

4

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

7

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

16

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

14

to telephone; to make a phone call

3

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

56

form; method; system; formula

1

complexion; colour; color; blood red

1

American person

2

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

2

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

102

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

5

mister; Mr

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

81

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

duty; role; function

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

14

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

21