jpdb beta

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

4

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

concern; interest

1

to fade; to become dim

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

2

stare; gaze; fixation

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

5

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

low tone; bass; low voice

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

4

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

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

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

4

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

3

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

3

teacher (classroom)

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

4

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

1

running at full speed; going as fast as one can go

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

this much; this amount

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

1

and; thereupon; because of that

6

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

2

being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

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

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

3

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

4

there is nothing

5

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

8

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

1