jpdb beta

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

8

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

even

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

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

3

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

6

metropolis; large city

2

noodle making

1

counter for places

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

buckwheat flour

1

making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

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

6

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

5

to look stern

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

in that way; thus; so; so?

8

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

putting off; postponing

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

8

I; me

11

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

4

that; those; the

5

Western-style house

1

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

1

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

4

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

2

snow-plow; snow-plough

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

means of transportation; transport service

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

novel; (short) story

1

movie; film

1

100 percent

1

murder case

1