jpdb beta

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

interruption; suspension; break

1

Sciascia

4

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

5

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

13

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

8

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

2

shock; impact; crash

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

3

was; were

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

4

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

4

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

2

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

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

2

let's; let's do

2

Morphine

2

busters (e.g. ghost busters)

3

lady; ready

4

Gau; Gault; Got

4

yikes; oops; eep; wow

7

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

6

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

1

he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning

1

to escape; to run away

3

Villon

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

6

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

4

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

3

projector

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

3

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

2

then; well; so; be; is

1

that; those; the

1