jpdb beta

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

3

arc

1

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

2

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

3

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

this area; around here

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

2

closing a school (for the day); closing a school (permanently); shutting down a school

1

land readjustment; town planning

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

vacant house; unoccupied house

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

outside light

5

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

2

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

4

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

3

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

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

1

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

4

like that; so

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

11

violence; mayhem

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

2

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

1

father

4

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

1

(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing

1

government official

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

10

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

6

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1