jpdb beta

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

3

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

2

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

3

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

9

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

13

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

6

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

8

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

7

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

4

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

6

to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

2

sea; ocean; waters

57

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

90

seashell; shell

9

sea glass; beach glass

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

6

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

5

collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show

1

gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme

1

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

11

sigh

6

to be reliable

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

3

such; this sort of; like this

2

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

3

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

10

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

should; must; ought to

9

today; this day

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

3

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

5

boneless pork rib; boned pork rib

2

block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

2

seasoning of food

5

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

21

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

3

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

5

to hang on the wall

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

dead of night; midnight

2

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

5

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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