jpdb beta

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

5

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

3

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

welcome!; nice to see you!

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

4

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

4

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

6

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

1

glutinous rice

2

then; well; so; be; is

14

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

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

12

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

to stagger; to stumble

1

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

5

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

7

adds force or indicates command

7

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

beginner

1

I; me

10

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

to show; to display

4

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

4

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

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

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

9

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1