jpdb beta

Japan

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

3

I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

baseball

1

soccer; seersucker

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

game; match; contest

1

bullying; teasing

2

changing schools

2

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

that; the matter in question

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

3

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

daughter

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

2

prejudice; bias; distorted view

3

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

3

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

2

soot

1

to be reliable

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

3

flattery; compliment

2

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

sincerity; good faith

3

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

2

until now; so far; up to the present

4

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

possible; likely; probable

2

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

1