jpdb beta

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

5

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

3

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

2

ten years; decade

2

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

lens

1

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

2

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

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

1

lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

1

hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

3

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind

1

silent; mute; dumb

3

conscientious; scrupulous

1

society; public; community; social studies

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

1

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to feel ashamed

2

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2

quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

2

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

as; because; with; due to

2

how; in what way; in what manner

1

urgency; emergency

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1