jpdb beta

surname; family name; last name

3

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

4

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

7

Greater China (incl. Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and sometimes Singapore); Sinosphere

1

to be common

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID

1

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

1

inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)

1

suspect

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

5

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

4

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

6

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

3

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

4

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

3

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

7

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

pending question; unresolved problem

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

6

after a long time; for the first time in a while

7

having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

1

exercise to help digestion

1

eight o'clock

3

time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work

3

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

1

taxi

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1