jpdb beta

hope; wish; aspiration

4

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

trick

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

2

to ponder; to brood

1

to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)

1

completely; fully; entirely

1

from now on; hereafter

6

no!; no no!; no, not at all

8

don't worry about it; forget about it

2

overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

discrimination; discernment; identification

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

chance (of success); odds

2

roulette

1

it seems that; as if

3

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

2

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

2

(one) could even say that

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

5

each other; one another

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

8

searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting

2

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

2

yes; that is so

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

to relapse; to reassert; to review

1

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

1

this sort of

1

money paid to the government

1

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

5

business world; business circles; (the) industry

2

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

3

precedent

2

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

2

or; otherwise

5

trivial; slight

2

at the last moment; this late in the game

3

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

2