jpdb beta

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

2

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

only; nothing but

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

meaning; significance; sense

1

indicates question

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

3

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

Pamela

5

honorific/polite/humble prefix

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

to feel despondent

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

2

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

7

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

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)

3

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

insensitive person

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

3

fist

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

2

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

to turn towards; to point

1