jpdb beta

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

2

conversation

16

way; method; means

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

2

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

nuance

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

4

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

4

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

6

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

24

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

5

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

19

is not; am not; are not

25

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

13

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

2

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

16

older brother

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

48

awfully; terribly

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

2

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

4

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

2

speech and conduct; words and deeds

2

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

81

boom; kaboom

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

4

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

to be the case that

3

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

2

to raise overhead

1

déjà vu

3

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

23

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

3

with a clink (click, clack)

1

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

1

back (of body)

5

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

to run through; to run past

1