jpdb beta

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

to win; to gain victory

1

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

1

literary talent

2

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

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

reply; answer; response

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

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

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

1

letter; missive; note; mail

3

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

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

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

2

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

1

to be (doing)

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

she; her; girlfriend

3

long (e.g. novel, film)

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

2

firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

that; those; the

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

it is I who should say so

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

5

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1