jpdb beta

value; worth; merit

3

second hand (of clock)

1

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

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

10

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

4

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

to become better; to improve

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

5

each time

1

to smash violently; to crush

1

any number of times

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

6

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

to mediate; to intervene

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

4

(your) time

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

3

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

9

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

4

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

wish; desire; ambition

4

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

9

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

persuasion

2

to hate; to detest

1

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

1

copywriter

5

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

a bit more; a bit longer

4

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

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

4

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

2

ahead; before; the future

1

unexpected; surprising

3

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

3

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2