jpdb beta

acquaintance

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

15

book; volume; this; present; main; head

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

3

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

member of the Lower House

1

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

4

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

2

however

2

sudden death

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

policy secretary

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

3

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

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

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

8

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

6

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

5

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

4

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

thank you

3

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

5

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

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

3

candlestick; candlestand

4

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

2

this person

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

3

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

6

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

1

final scene; the end; finale

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

2

I; me

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5