jpdb beta

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

1

new building; new construction

1

detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

1

profitable; worn-out; crumbling

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

investment

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

birthplace

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

environment; circumstance

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family; members of a family

2

separate; respective

1

individually; separately

1

existence; being

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

that's the way it is; such is life

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

don't you think?; indicates question

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

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

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

6

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

fax; facsimile; fax machine

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

8

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

4

pen

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

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