jpdb beta

to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

1

to go out and away; to leave

11

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

5

huge mound; heap; pile

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

12

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

ramification; branching off

1

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

3

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

1

that day; the very same day

3

afternoon; p.m.

1

Murakami

11

daytime; midday

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

four people

3

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

9

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

14

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

13

library

25

investigation; research; looking something up

4

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

3

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

26

practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

1

not required

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

5

the former; the first

2

waste of time

2

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

3

(some) more; even more; longer; further

9

conversation; talk; chat

11

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

5

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

1

to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

3

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

3

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

2

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1