jpdb beta

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

2

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

11

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

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

2

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

14

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

8

I; me

20

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

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

final; eventual; ultimate

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

12

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

31

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.)

5

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

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

2

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

but; however; although

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

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

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

4

rikka; formal style of ikebana

3

please (give me); please (do for me)

7

roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing

10

Mr (junior); master; boy

15

a bit more; a bit longer

6

be; is

8

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

2

sorry; excuse me; thank you

4

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

he; she; that guy

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

4

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

15

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

3

frog

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1