jpdb beta

self-justification; excuse

1

acquaintance

7

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

45

practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name

3

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

10

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

190

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

11

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

121

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

6

excuse; explanation

7

second half; latter half

8

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

58

big; large; great

40

sigh

21

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

12

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

154

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

8

later (on); afterwards

16

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

3

no

132

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

234

to be silent; to say nothing

22

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

40

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

12

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

10

to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)

4

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

9

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

3

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

4

to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...

17

at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

1

in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

64

be; is; isn't it?

26

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

5

portion; section; part

42

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

3

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

4

to argue vehemently

3

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

25

confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all

8

indicates question

37

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

168

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

50