jpdb beta

about this time; about now

1

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

1

average mark; mean point

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

1

Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

1

was; were

5

putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity

1

meaning; called; said

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

1

reward; honorarium; remuneration

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

2

someone; somebody

1

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

3

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

feeling; mood

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

2

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

minor; underage person

1

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

1

to change (one's clothes)

1

hey!; hey!

1

Shouichi

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

1

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

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

1

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

1

earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

1

from now on; hereafter

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1