jpdb beta

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

4

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

12

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

4

Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)

1

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness

6

advance preparations

1

(a) few; some; several

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

3

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

8

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

4

lodging host; lodging place

4

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

4

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

4

philosophy

1

to expel; to drive out

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

2

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

3

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

2

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

2

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

5

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

7

announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

4

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

6

some days; several days

1

excuse me

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

4

to leave one's seat

2

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

1

to be worried; to be troubled

3

one hour

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

2

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

5

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

3

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

7

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

hesitation; indecision

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

4

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

8

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

2

back (of the body)

4

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

3