jpdb beta

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

7

pride; boast

1

if it's the case

3

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

9

to be silent; to say nothing

1

man; male; masculine gender

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

13

name; given name; first name

5

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

6

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

leaving; accepting

1

really; truly

10

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

8

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

21

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

2

yesterday

1

change of occupation; career change

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

7

trading company

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

type of industry

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

3

head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

11

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

7

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

8

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

4

four years

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

8

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

3

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

4

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

two; 2

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1