jpdb beta

please; somehow or other; one way or another

6

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

2

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

4

draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print

3

to keep a watchful eye on

2

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

2

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

4

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

3

tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

2

moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo

2

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

9

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

9

immediately; promptly

1

support; backing

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

4

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

migration; immigration

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

businessman; industrialist

2

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

personal; individual; private

1

supporter; sponsor; patron; backer

3

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

6

joint investment

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

4

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

1

to stab to death

1

unsigned; unregistered

1

letter of introduction

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

5

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

1

to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

1

battle; fight; combat

2

success; hit

4

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

assistance; aid; support

1

success rate

1

start; beginning

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

3

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1