jpdb beta

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

1

apologies for the crude food

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

3

to become better; to improve

2

refrigerator; fridge

2

nimble; quick; agile

1

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

3

wife

8

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

2

nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

1

second floor; upstairs

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

several steps

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

13

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

3

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

3

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

boys' high school

2

life; living; I; me; student

2

various articles; various items; various kinds

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

4

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

4

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

3

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

2

game

5

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

2

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

4

door; gate; opening; title page

2

to invite in; to show someone in

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

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

1

bed

19

as (someone) says

1

keeping things tidy and in order

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

label; (record) label

1

child desk

2