jpdb beta

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

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

4

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

second half; latter half

1

friend; acquaintance

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

only; nothing but

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

such ... as; or some such

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

on time

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

5

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

large river

1

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

1

very; extremely; that is

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

study abroad destination

1

students attending lectures

1

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)

3

clearing one's throat; cough

1

special lecturer; guest lecturer

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

4

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

if; in case; supposing

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

2

cooked rice; meal

3

seems; I guess

1

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

6