jpdb beta

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

but; however; although

6

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

6

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

7

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

10

newspaper reporter; print journalist

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

5

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

to rely on

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

sorry; excuse me; thank you

10

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

10

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

hindrance; intrusion

1

to arrest the culprit

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

all; everyone; everybody

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

4

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

13

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

3

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

9

two weeks; fortnight

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

2

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

4

middle of the night; dead of night

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

2

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

4

to figure out; to get an idea

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

12

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

2

ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1