jpdb beta

give up

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

24

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

3

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

19

window

8

toughened glass; tempered glass

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

3

it is not (like that) either

7

half a year; six months

2

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

17

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

60

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

5

to discuss; to talk together

2

cause; origin; source

10

if it's the case

28

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

4

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

10

I; me

216

friend; companion

20

was; were

83

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

16

letter; missive; note; mail

6

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

25

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

7

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

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

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

4

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

28

we; us

27

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

57

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

5

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

37

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

5

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

2

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

6

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

7

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

7

already; too late

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

3

how; in what way; by what means

4

rubble; debris; wreckage

2