jpdb beta

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

18

maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

4

I; me

16

composition; setting (of music)

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

8

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

however

1

wild idea; delusion

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

3

older brother; elder brother

1

suffix for familiar person

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

2

cooked rice; meal

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

7

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

within a school

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

big; large; great

1

ah; oh; hey!

2

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

4

weeping; lamenting

2

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

3

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

30

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

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

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

3

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

2

nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

8

isn't that right?

3