jpdb beta

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

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

18

Balkan Peninsula

1

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

2

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

7

pond

4

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

4

each person; everybody

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

eating; bite (in fishing)

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

7

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

7

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

1

fried udon

2

finish; end; completion; result

2

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

4

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

3

case; situation

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

2

inflammation; irritation

1

complete recovery

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

4

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

4

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1

three times

11

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

12

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

10

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

4

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

3

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

4

means; is; as for

2

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

7

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

6

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1