jpdb beta

to have a talk; to tell a story

4

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

5

should do; ought to do

3

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3

solitude; loneliness; isolation

2

auditorium; lecture hall

2

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

11

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

8

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

woman; girl

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

23

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

threat; intimidation; menace

2

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

4

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

opening of a meeting

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

2

in great numbers

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

2

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

3

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

8

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

4

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

9

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

2

class system

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

1

family

2

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

3

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

17

schedule; program; calendar

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

18

and then; after that

14

admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

3

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

10

taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

1

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

speech

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

3

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

12

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

want to do

1