jpdb beta

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

3

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

2

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

2

enumeration; list

2

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

occurrence; happening; incident; event

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

5

peace; harmony

3

new school term

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

4

first day of the month; the first of the month

3

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

self-justification; excuse

3

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

2

probability; likelihood; chances

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

4

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

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

2

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

opening ceremony (of the school term)

11

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

3

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

compared with

2

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

outside the house

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

second (in a series)

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

31st day of the month; 31 days

1

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

1

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

1

is it not so?

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1