jpdb beta

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

34

attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

1

mysterious person

17

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

4

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

4

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

6

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

6

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

11

one machine; one vehicle

12

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

59

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

5

wherein; therein; thereinto

11

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

14

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

4

after; later

3

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

61

to jump upon (a moving object)

2

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

24

fee; charge; fare

3

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

10

late at night

9

main street; avenue

3

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

shadow; tail; following

14

perfect; just right; ideal

1

two; 2

43

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

6

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

1

arrow; wedge; chock

5

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

32

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

outside a window

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

6

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

25

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

18

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

2

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

5

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

21

house; dwelling; human habitation

4

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

3

country road

2