jpdb beta

several people; a few people

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

call; appeal

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

1

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

2

indicates question

19

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

1

or; otherwise

1

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

at parting; on parting

1

refusal; rejection

1

to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

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

5

to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well

1

all; everyone; everybody

4

notice; attention; observation

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to clap

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president

58

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

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

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

1

loud voice

1

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

2

that's true; of course; obviously

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

just because; even if; even though

4

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

probable; likely

2

oof; ough; ulp

6

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

tch; ugh; damn

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

2

reply; answer; response

1

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

1

the very start; the very beginning

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

2

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

2