jpdb beta

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

older sister; elder sister

1

to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

2

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

2

wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location

3

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

3

perfect; complete; flawless

1

soundproofing

1

protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight

1

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

1

article; thing; object; property; real estate

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to sell

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

messenger

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

in addition; besides

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

who; what kind of person

1

attack; charge; raid

1

driver; chauffeur

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

1

plot (of a story)

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

while moving; on the move

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

production (e.g. play); direction

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1