jpdb beta

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

3

arguing face to face

8

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

but; however; although

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

3

be; is

3

Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

2

Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

eight; 8

1

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

Japan

5

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

2

to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

1

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

15

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

3

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

no problem

1

devil; evil spirit; genie

14

The Descent

6

that; those; the

3

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

1

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

3

is that so?

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

4