jpdb beta

chief; head

3

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

1

leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

1

(free) sample; promotional gift

1

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

3

had better ...; had better not ...

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

murderer

46

way of asking; way of listening; listener

2

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

8

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

hamburger (in a bun); burger

8

face-to-face

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

whereabouts; what part; how much; what point

1

how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the

1

throughout; all through; right through

1

to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory

1

potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato

4

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

1

pronunciation; production of sound

1

to swallow; to gulp down

1

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

1

to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again

1

soon; shortly; before long

2

someone who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy

5

to listen again; to ask again

1

tarot; tarot card

1

goods; merchandise; commercial items

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories

1

answer; solution

3

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

fluently; without hesitation; without faltering

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1