jpdb beta

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

1

individual; specimen

2

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

3

he; him; boyfriend

10

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

6

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

4

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

to become; to be

15

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

6

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

5

to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

7

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

7

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

4

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

3

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

1

possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

16

having no idea; having no clue

3

the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths

1

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

7

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

5

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

6

just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

5

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

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you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry

2

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

4

thereupon; shortly thereafter

4

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

3

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

4

duty; role; function

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to come back

4

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

4

(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

5

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

4

aha!; yes sir

12

rarely; seldom

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

5

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

3

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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