jpdb beta

several tens

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

6

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

was; were

7

ghost story

3

well, I must admit ...

2

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

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

4

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

5

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

1

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

1

I see; that's right; indeed

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

so much; so; like that

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

9

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

3

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

8

prime minister's official residence

8

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

3

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

during the war

1

air-raid shelter; bomb shelter

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

really; truly

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

two persons; two people; pair; couple

5

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

3

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

case; situation

1

exception

1

thank you

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

6

to; towards; for

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

5

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

3

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

2

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

2

you

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