jpdb beta

riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

1

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

2

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

3

to swarm; to gather

6

she; her; girlfriend

8

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

2

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

4

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

3

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

4

cheering group; cheering squad

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

3

straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school

3

you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!

1

with these words; while saying

4

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

6

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

2

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

1

to discuss; to talk together

8

while in class

7

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

18

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

a hard time; pains

1

window

14

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

11

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

4

period (e.g. class)

10

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

25

time passes

3

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

19

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

4

rest; break; recess; intermission

7

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

3

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

3

small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

5