jpdb beta

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

1

only; nothing but

4

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

1

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

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

useless; no good; hopeless

4

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

upper part; upper region; region above

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

big prize; first prize

1

how many times?

1

winning (a prize)

2

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

ago; since; before; previous

1

newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine

2

child

1

Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

history of; experience of

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

3

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

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

5

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

1

semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train

3

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

5

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

passage; paragraph

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

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

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

2

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

warming; global warming

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

North Pole; the Arctic

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to walk

1

food

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1