jpdb beta

taking a commemorative photo

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

6

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

4

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

warm welcome

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

10

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

4

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

5

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

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

22

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

high praise; rave review

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

2

old man; old geezer

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

to be (doing)

2

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

ahead; before; ago

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

4

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

13

beginning; outset; first; onset

15

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

10

to be silent; to say nothing

8

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

duty; role; function

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

6

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

5

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

12

burn; scald

8

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

3

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

6

that's so, however ...

1

great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

1

at a glance; by accident

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

15

it is not (like that) either

7

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

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