jpdb beta

hereabouts; around here

1

to catch one's attention

1

parka; anorak; light-weight polyester jacket

5

sweatpants; tracksuit bottoms; joggers

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

6

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

2

soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched

2

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

overlapping; piling; stacking

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

7

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

confinement

2

beckoning

1

half an hour; half hour

3

sunlight filtering through trees

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

11

present (brought by a visitor); gift

6

single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)

6

malt; molto

6

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

4

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

4

hairline; borders of the hair

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

3

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

3

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

3

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

5

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

6

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

17

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

26

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

this morning

7

tooth

10

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

3

flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

to vomit; to spit out

4

study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)

1

being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

4

justice; fairness; impartiality

3

jealousy

2

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

2