jpdb beta

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

acting; performance

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

6

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

literary master

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

fountain pen

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

3

to fetch; to go and get

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

5

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

3

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

5

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

8

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

killing; murder

7

-years-old

2

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

5

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

5

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

5

leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

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

3

ago; since; before; previous

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot

6

delivery; transfer; hand-over

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

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

4

who; what kind of person

3

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

6

attaché case

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

5

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

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

4