jpdb beta

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

4

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

2

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

sigh; long breath

2

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

3

to catch a cold

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own

1

regret; repentance; remorse

2

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

nursery school; day nursery; day care center

2

emphasis-adding particle

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

2

summer vacation; summer holiday

6

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

3

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

still; even now; to this day

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

to be at a loss for words

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

3

(being) worth seeing; impressive

1

feeling of envy; jealous feeling

1

to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

1

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

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

should do; ought to do

1

(one's parents') home

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

long-term

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night

2

to make an appearance

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

homecoming; returning home

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

last night; yesterday evening

1

quarrel; dispute

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3