jpdb beta

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

9

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

5

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to hang; to dangle

1

pointing out; identification

3

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

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

3

twice

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

4

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

to be worried; to be troubled

2

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

smoothly; swiftly

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

7

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

3

everything; anything; nothing

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

heart; guts; nerve; central part

3

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

reaction; response

5

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

to have the nerve to

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

4

to feel despondent

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

because; as; since

2

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

5

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

to suppress one's emotions

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

half

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

front; frontage; facade; main

4