jpdb beta

currently popular; in fashion; trendy

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

3

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

8

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

4

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

11

to be (doing)

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

5

bang; slam; thud; crash

8

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

sudden illness

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

5

pinch-hitting

1

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

3

that's so, isn't it

2

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

3

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

5

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

8

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

arrangement

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

3

to increase; to multiply

10

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

15

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

20

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

3

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

6

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

30

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

12

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

4

it seems that; as if

7

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

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

13

don't you think?; indicates question

24

every month; each month; monthly

6

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

6

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

36

almost; nearly; close to

5

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

4

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

8

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

14

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

12