jpdb beta

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

main street; avenue; boulevard

3

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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half the body; half length

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

building

4

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

human voice; cry

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

clerk; office worker; office staff

2

beret

3

loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping

1

painter; artist

3

this person; he; she

1

report; information

3

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

1

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

1

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

artist who produces Western-style paintings

1

main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

2

roof

6

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

Enomoto

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

1

to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

3

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

6

without; unless; have to do

1

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

8

to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities

2

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

5

hemp cloth; linen

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

4

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

3

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)

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

that day; the very same day

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

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)

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

1

gentleman

1

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

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