jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

5

I; me

95

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

30

absolute basics; very rudiments

1

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

7

to take by surprise

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

3

and yet; though; when; in spite of

4

we; us

10

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

8

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

this world; this life; world of the living

2

living thing; living creature; animal; life

2

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

5

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

4

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

17

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

5

spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

2

to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

12

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

2

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

6

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

6

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

12

each other; one another

2

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

4

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

7

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

19

each; every

9

we; us

6

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

3

(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

3

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1