jpdb beta

Joly; Jory

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

4

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

3

to recall; to remember; to recollect

2

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

2

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

work; job; labor; work

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

promotion

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

3

if it's the case

3

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

1

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

such; this sort of; like this

4

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

Kazutoyo

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

22

I; me

10

capybara

1

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

2

Shaboten Park

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

stopping one night

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

friend; companion

5

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

3

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

5

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

3

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

2

claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3