jpdb beta

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

3

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

how; in what way; how about

3

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

1

scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

explanation; interpretation

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

4

barn; road; bang; bam

2

well; now; then

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

4

I; me; you; manservant

4

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

3

police officer; policeman; constable

1

sneaking a bite; snitching food

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

complicity

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

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

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

to look forward to something

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

1

mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

to play cool; to act cool

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

9

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

always; at any time

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

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

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

friend (esp. male)

1

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

1

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

1

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

1

brimming with curiosity

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1