jpdb beta

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

prediction; estimation

1

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

noise; din

1

interruption; suspension; break

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

with one's own hands

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

conclusion

9

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

1

easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

2

work; job; labor; work

3

just one person; only one

1

granddaughter

1

to hate; to dislike

3

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

private person; individual

1

you (plural)

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

our company; my company

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen

1

bride

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

rarely seen; uncommon

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

1

eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

1

open-mouthed

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

3

interference; intervention; meddling

1

to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple

1

determination; resolution

2

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

end; conclusion

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2