jpdb beta

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

2

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

3

was

5

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

until now; so far; up to the present

1

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

4

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

to hate; to dislike

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

3

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

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

to tell a lie; to fib

2

self-consciousness; self-awareness

2

case; situation

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

very likely; very probable

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

5

after school (at the end of the day)

1

time; hour; period; class

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)

4

pasta

2

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

2

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

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

liking; taste; choice

2

if it's the case

2

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

1

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

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

2

to answer; to reply

4

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

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

surname; family name; last name

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

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

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

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

3

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

3