jpdb beta

to talk; to chat; to chatter

6

new; fresh; novel

3

debate; discussion

2

branch road; byroad; side street; digression

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

7

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

4

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

how; in what way; how about

12

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

4

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

6

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

while; during (the time when)

3

steadily

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

24

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

1

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

1

(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire

2

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

4

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

for a while; for some time; for a period

4

reality; actuality; hard fact

4

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

2

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

8

to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)

1

personal computer; PC

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

6

image; picture; portrait

1

(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity

2

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

3

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

4

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

4

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

3

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

3

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

3

partly open; in half bloom

2

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

1

yelp; yap

1

to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

3