jpdb beta

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

3

eternity; permanence; perpetuity

7

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

1

the same age

1

to become frayed; to become loose

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

each other; one another

2

scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying

4

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

permanent home

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

ugly woman

5

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

1

this morning

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

moment; brief space of time

2

corner of the eye

1

feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

greedy

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

4

this person

1

to become dim; to become blurred

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

2

river surface; surface of a river

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

pebble

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

opposite shore

2

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

5