jpdb beta

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

divorce

8

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

5

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

stir; commotion; noise

1

you (plural)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

7

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

4

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue

1

one year ago

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

1

article; news story; report; account

2

fact; truth; reality

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

personal; individual; private

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

1

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

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

she; her; girlfriend

1

virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

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

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

violence; mayhem

3

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1