jpdb beta

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

25

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

3

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

6

feeling; sense; impression

8

well; now; then

2

only; sole; unique

7

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

126

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

7

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

28

nine; 9

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

private high school

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

17

reason; pretext; motive

30

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

75

really; truly; indeed; good grief

10

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

2

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

4

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

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

163

cause; origin; source

4

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

12

piece; fragment; one (object)

3

investment

1

motive; incentive; motif

2

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

5

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

58

Sagawa

58

senior high school student

5

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

28

be; is

66

she; her; girlfriend

134

to love

20

(some) more; even more; longer; further

11

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

9

favoritism; favouritism; partiality

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

32

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

39

elite

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1