jpdb beta

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

3

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

2

I; me

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

building

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

5

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

7

I; me

7

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

1

literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

novel; (short) story

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

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

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

5

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

all you want; as much as one wants

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

5

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

2

criticism; critique

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

9

mother

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

8

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

literary miscellany

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

buying; purchasing

1

thank you

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

2

club budget; club expense

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

back issue (of a publication); back-number

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3