jpdb beta

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

1

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

1

starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

3

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

afterwards

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

second marriage; remarriage

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commuter marriage

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

3

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

father

2

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

3

to choose; to select

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

mother

2

almost every day; almost daily

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

to read aloud to another

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

as soon as; right after

1

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

2

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

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

5

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

3

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

meaning; significance; sense

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2