jpdb beta

ah; oh; hey!

2

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

Chandler

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

playback

1

Philip Marlowe

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

to be pleased with; to suit

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

garments; attire

1

Marlow; Marlowe

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

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

6

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

6

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

2

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

3

I; me

18

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

3

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

11

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

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

2

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

tomorrow; near future

6

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

4

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

4

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

3

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

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

to answer; to reply

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

aftertaste

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3