jpdb beta

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

4

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

4

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

5

metre; meter; meter; gauge

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

soda

1

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

1

nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

wish; desire; ambition

1

special skill

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

compared with

2

someone; somebody

4

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

5

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

inexperienced person

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

4

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

6

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

they; them

4

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

3

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

5

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

2

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

2

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

charm; amulet

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

2

crouched burial

4

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

heartening; reassuring

3

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

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

6

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

while; even though; despite

2

now is the time

1

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

2

guidance counseling

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

2