jpdb beta

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

embarrassing; awkward

1

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

at that time; in those days

5

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

3

affable; sociable; friendly

1

student days

3

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan

1

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

3

suffix for familiar person

6

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management

1

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

three people

4

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

2

to become empty; to be emptied

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

2

complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

1

don't you think?; indicates question

5

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

6

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

being lost for words

1

to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

3

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse

2

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

4

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

2

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

3

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

4