jpdb beta

written invitation

4

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

6

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

2

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

they

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

4

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

rush; flood; deluge

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

letter; missive; note; mail

6

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

invitation

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

6

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

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

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to breathe in and breathe out

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

touch; contact

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

2

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

if; in case; supposing

5

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1