jpdb beta

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

3

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

7

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

2

leaving early

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

last night; yesterday evening

4

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

1

to become better; to improve

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

to lower the bar

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

4

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

3

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

2

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

6

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

4

decision; determination

3

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

6

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

4

home economics

1

president (of a society); chairman

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

6

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

6

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

5

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

5

site; point on a map; spot

1

decision; determination; resolution

3

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to rampage; to run riot

1

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

3

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

3