jpdb beta

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

3

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

huff; heave-ho

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

friend; companion

11

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

11

what is it?

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve

2

short; brief

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

3

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

5

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

1

anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

heir; eldest son

3

another family; another house

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

4

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

2

such; like that; in that way

1

fool

3

to make a success in life

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

3

don't you think?; indicates question

5

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

foolish; stupid; silly

5

older brother; elder brother

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1