jpdb beta

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

2

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

3

it seems that; as if

6

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

3

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

2

stray cat; alley cat

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

8

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

4

glass; pane

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

1

this time; now

7

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

16

ball game; playing catch

1

boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

3

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

3

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

1

surely; certainly

9

dinner; evening meal

1

eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

1

to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

8

child; children

6

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

2

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

3

attic; loft

1

to hide; to conceal

5

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

8

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

4

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

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

9

leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

8

to act; to take action

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

14

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

8

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

5

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

6

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

spider

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

2

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

4

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

7

secret base; hideout; hidden position

2