jpdb beta

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

4

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

4

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

96

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

18

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

20

by myself; in person; by oneself

18

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

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

31

frail; slender; feminine

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

277

doorstop; door stopper

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

5

while; during; while; although; all; both

42

peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

214

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

4

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

8

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

7

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

12

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

3

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

4

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

22

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

20

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

15

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

3

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

42

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

55

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

20

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

rather; sooner; preferably

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

7

crossing a river

1

small; little; tiny

6

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

4

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

38

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

48

although I say; although one might say; although called

3

battle of wits; contest of wits

9

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

7

very; extremely; that is

9

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

39