jpdb beta

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

three; 3

8

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

5

yen (currency of Japan); circle

5

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

loud voice

7

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

4

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

value; worth; merit

2

insurance; guarantee; warranty

3

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

7

to have an interest (in)

1

price; cost

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

6

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

4

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

smile

2

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

2

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

6

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

3

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

(Western) soup

1

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

24

to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

1

insurance company

1

money

5

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

5

to happen to pass by

1

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

3

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

13

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

look, look!

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1