jpdb beta

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

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

and then; after that

1

woman; girl

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

bistro

1

dinner party

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

soldier; combatant; warrior

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

3

magic; sorcery; incantation

1

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

3

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

4

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

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

8

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

2

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

space; room; airspace

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

5

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

3

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

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

1

arrow; wedge; chock

3

surely; certainly

2

nowhere

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

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

6

why; how

2

I can tell you; heh

3

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

7

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

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

6

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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