jpdb beta

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

1

was; were

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

3

hundreds

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

3

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

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

1

celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

silver fox

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

what kind of; what sort of; what

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

7

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

1

two

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

1

half

1

nickname

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

to like; to prefer

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

1

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

1

collector

1

rich person; wealthy person

1

relation; connection; relevance

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

to steal (from a person)

1

black market

1

to sell off; to dispose of

1

huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount

1