jpdb beta

to scan; to look over

1

small bird; little bird

1

slipper; slippers

1

laundry; the washing

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

boyfriend; he; him

3

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

troublesome; bothersome

1

back off!; leave me alone!

1

mother; wife

2

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

2

another's parent; another's parents

2

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

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

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

frequency (of occurrence)

1

close contact (person); high-risk contact

4

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

1

karaoke

1

quiet; still; calm

1

tea party

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

2

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

maybe; could be; might

1

sex ratio; gender ratio

1

broken; intermittent; disconnected

1

thud; thump; bang

1

grouping

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

neglecting; leaving alone

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

continuation

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

economising; saving

1

going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

1

truth; real situation

4

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

3

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

4