jpdb beta

family-oriented; familial

1

woman; female; feminine gender

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

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

2

be; is

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

5

oh, yes?; really?

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

dullard; indecisive person

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

6

so much; so; like that

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

8

lottery; lottery ticket

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

new; unused; new; obvious; natural

2

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

2

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

3

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

wild idea; delusion

1

however

2

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

3

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

4

now; the present time; just now; another; more

3

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

5

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

3

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

first (of its kind) in Japan

1

president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy

1

ignorant people

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

5