jpdb beta

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

journalist

5

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

1

big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

doing something frantically; frantic state

1

was

5

was; were

4

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

then; well; so; be; is

8

to survive

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

4

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

last week; the week before

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

5

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

job hunting; job searching

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

2

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

11

our company

1

information session; briefing; explanatory meeting

1

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

1

rush; flood; deluge

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

2

you; dear; honey

10

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

4

huh?; what's up?

6

to start working; to take action

1

chance; opportunity

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

reconciliation; make peace with

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

only; nothing but

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

2

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

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

11

castle

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

5

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

1