jpdb beta

group (usu. of people)

4

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

2

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

4

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

to become; to be

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

2

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

11

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

2

that; those; the

2

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

1

hair (on the head)

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

2

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

11

five; 5

2

nth-year student; nth-year pupil

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

9

school

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

5

Tanaka

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

5

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

39

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

bulldog

2

hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus

4

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

in that manner; like that

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

1

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

1

text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

7

fence

1

wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

3

similar

1