jpdb beta

meaning; called; said

5

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

she; her; girlfriend

6

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

4

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

6

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

(how) many times; (how) often

1

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

10

necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

immediately; promptly

4

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

5

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

stating (one's views); expressing

1

strict order; peremptory command

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

11

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

listening respectfully

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

4

note; memo; memorandum

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

5

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

as always; as usual

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

3

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

10

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

2

melody; tune

2

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

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the ... in question

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

5

desk

2

to face; to go towards; to head towards

15

was

1

to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

2

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

2

noisy; boisterous

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1