jpdb beta

ketchup; catsup

2

very; extremely; excessively

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

2

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

cultivated rice field

1

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

1

return; coming back

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

1

trifles; minor details

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

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

1

what

2

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

penne

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

to do

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

2

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

limit; bound

1

short way; shortcut

5

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

3

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

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

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

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

1

closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road

2