jpdb beta

impossible to do (although wants to)

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

very; extremely; that is

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

grandpa; granddad

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

purse; handbag; wallet

3

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

train; electric train

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

4

taxi

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

1

dry riverbed; river beach

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

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

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1

to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

1

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

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

3

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

3

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

3

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

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

paper

3

promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

soy sauce; shoyu

1

red food coloring; red food colouring

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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