jpdb beta

idea

10

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

to bring up a subject

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

2

compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look

1

back gate

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

poster

3

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

3

fireworks display; display of fireworks

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

next morning

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

4

hot topic; talk of the town

1

chance; opportunity

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

3

conversation; talk; chat

4

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

two parts; two copies; the second part

1

five minutes

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

to smile

2

fresh

1

to start forgetting

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

cooking practice; (school) cooking class

9

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

period (e.g. class)

2

dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

1

sky blue

5

profoundly memorable

1

combination; union; combined; joint; congruence

3

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

2

white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia

6

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

7

diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest

7

only; nothing but

3

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

2

a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity

1