jpdb beta

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

opinion; point of view

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

2

to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

4

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

3

only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

3

change of job; change of occupation; career change

1

should do; ought to do

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger

1

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

both (people); the two of them

5

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

9

reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

big; large; great

9

(telephone) receiver

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

5

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

19

at the window; by the window; next to the window

2

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

3

gauze

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

6

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

5

lumber; timber; wood

1

metal

3

to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

1

concrete

2

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

5

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

19

to talk; to chat; to chatter

10

self-admonition

1

at a glance; by accident

2

how far; to what extent; up to what point

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

2