jpdb beta

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

welcome; (warm) reception

1

cooking; food preparation

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

8

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

every person; each one; everybody

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

employee; servant

2

fundamental; basic

4

to show in; to usher in

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

5

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

6

restoration; repair; mending

2

impatience

8

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

2

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

3

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

7

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

2

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

2

guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

11

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

3

productive; constructive; meaningful

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

4

expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

7

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

19

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

3

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

23

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

3

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

7

to look around; to survey

6

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

8

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

jealousy; envy

2

to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

2