jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

15

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

11

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

4

early; quickly; promptly

2

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

13

(one's) late father

1

mother

10

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

6

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

3

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

39

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

very; extremely; excessively

2

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

3

we

2

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

10

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

5

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

2

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.)

13

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

field; plain; prairie; moor

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

2

to remain; to be left

13

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

win; victory

6

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

3

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

6

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

7

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

3

senti (one hundredth of a Tanzanian shilling)

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

3

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

17

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

bottom; buttocks

5

with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

4

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

27

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

11

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

7

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

2