jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

we

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

family lineage

3

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

3

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

3

trial and error

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

2

death penalty; capital punishment

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

4

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

4

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

3

good grief

3

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

1

young person

1

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

1

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

3

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

no one at all; no one, who he or she may be

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

big; large; great

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

2

impossible

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

many thousands

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

magical power; mystical force

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