jpdb beta

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

4

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

15

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

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

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

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

4

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

2

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

meaning; significance; sense

1

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

6

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

place of dispatch; place of origin

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

3

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

3

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

4

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

1

be; is

3

be; is

2

bedroom

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

to be; to exist

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

2

inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

1

soft light

1

rush mat; matting; mat

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

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

3

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

5

red-light district

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

charming; fascinating; voluptuous

2

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

3