jpdb beta

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

2

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

1

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

1

downright lie

1

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

1

to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard

2

because

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

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

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

6

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

5

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

3

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to return; to come back

1

moon; month

1

several times; a few times

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

2

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

we; us

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

3

art of conversation

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

family; members of a family

6

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

means; way; measure

3

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

unexpectedly; surprisingly

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1