jpdb beta

sorry

1

hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

1

fence

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

2

stupid; silly

2

standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary

1

trip abroad; overseas travel

2

voyage; passage; travelling

1

rarely; seldom

1

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

1

measure; step; action

1

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

1

national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

1

international situation

1

retrogression; regression

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

4

break in the deadlock

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

2

to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

2

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

2

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

6

state of progress

3

relief; rescue

2

independent action; acting alone

1

vivid; clear; distinct

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

2

the other day; a few days ago

1

kidnapping; kidnaping

3

to do

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

4

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

3

neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

2

contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

2

fancy; fancy; imagination; whim

1

sensational

1

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

triumphant look

1

liquefaction

1