jpdb beta

light rain; drizzle

2

to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)

1

prefab hut

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

5

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

good or bad luck; fortune

1

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast

2

intervention

1

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

1

Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)

1

west side; west bank

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

4

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

2

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

2

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

2

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

3

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

1

serious criminal; heinous criminal

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

3

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

2

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

3

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

2

act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1