jpdb beta

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

33

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

7

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

7

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

8

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

3

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

dark red; deep red

2

jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

9

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

drinking party; get-together

1

corner; nook; recess

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

10

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

16

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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

crucial; key; most important; main (point)

1

side; flank

2

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

30

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

problem-solving

1

kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

14

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

19

just one person; only one

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

3

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

3

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

2

to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

4

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

26

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

6

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

10

small; little; tiny

7

daily wages

4

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

3

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

2

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

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

4

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

8

retaining wall; sheathing

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

7

that; the matter in question

14

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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