jpdb beta

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

husband

10

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

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

3

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

courting; wooing; making advances

1

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

periodic; regular; routine

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

3

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

1

mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

3

stopping at a port

1

getting on board; sailor; seaman

3

small talk; chat; gossip

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

conversation

2

no matter how much time passes

2

one's husband; one's wife

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

3

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

work; job; labor; work

11

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

12

talk; story; conversation

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

(one's) life

7

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

4

(power of) imagination

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

3