jpdb beta

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

58

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

3

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

6

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

41

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

16

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

schoolboy; male student

16

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

3

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

4

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

4

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

4

incontinence

3

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

3

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

2

existence; being; presence

16

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

36

reply; response; answer

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

34

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

13

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

11

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

9

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

10

you; dear; honey

44

what to do

6

falsetto

2

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

23

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

6

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

11

reply; answer; response

5

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

twice

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

6

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

4

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

quick-wittedness; tact

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

female high school student

3

going to the toilet (of a woman); relieving oneself; (lit.) flower picking

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

4

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

1

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

7

way; method; means; resource; course

3

for today; for the time being

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

12

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

8