jpdb beta

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

3

he; him; boyfriend

16

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

half

14

failure; mistake; blunder

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

2

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

23

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

to put into effect; to put into practice

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

3

behavior; behaviour

1

how many years; how long; what year

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

6

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

19

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

7

to be the case that

3

to brush off; to shake off

2

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

to pray; to wish

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

7

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

29

banquet or reception hall

4

conference room; place of assembly

3

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

28

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

3

money; metal

4

evergreen oak

4

old tree

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

round table

11

kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)

1

to surround; to crowd around

2

large build; large pattern

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

17

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

2

this time; now

11

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

16

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

15

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

5

strongest

6

teacher (classroom)

4