jpdb beta

auntie; older woman

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager

1

be; is

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

9

precisely because

1

but; however; although

2

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

10

oh, yes?; really?

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

1

(world of) politics; political world; political circles

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

4

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

discoverer

1

coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook

1

housekeeper

1

Izuta

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

15

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

10

door

2

locking

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

10

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

4

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

6

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

2

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

5

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

10

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

9

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

2

empty; vacant; hollow

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

8

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

24

ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

1

wristwatch; watch

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

12

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

3

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

4

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

2

but; however; although

12

untouched; unused; intact

1

to remain; to be left

2

stealing; theft

1