jpdb beta

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

other than; excluding; without

1

dictation; verbal statement

2

to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

3

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

quickly; calmly; intently

8

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

3

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

7

lately; recently

6

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

1

I; me

16

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

first of all; in the first place

4

near; close; beside; third person

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

6

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

34

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

to do

10

was

4

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

3

at; in; on

3

very recently; in the very recent past

1

how many times?

7

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

6

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

as (somebody) says

6

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

1

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

to stare back at; to look back at

1

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

1

to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

4

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

19

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

3

duty; function; office; mission; task

3