jpdb beta

movie; film

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

3

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

meaning; significance; sense

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

10

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

3

(romantic) love

5

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

3

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

2

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

1

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

4

concierge

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

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

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

hastily made; improvised preparation

1

but; however; although

5

that; those; the

5

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

3

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

1

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

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

14

novelist; fiction writer

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

next time (occasion)

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

1

genre; category; kind

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

how; in what way; how about

1

don't you think?; indicates question

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

5

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

13

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

4

indicates question

3