jpdb beta

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

6

unfortunately; regrettably

2

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

3

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to point at

6

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

3

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

5

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

4

personal; individual; private

1

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

3

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

2

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

2

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

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

regret; repentance; remorse

4

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

3

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

3

to wipe; to dry

2

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

cushion; pillow; mattress

2

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

modest; reserved

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

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

2

to have a good appetite

1

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

2

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

1

right beside; close to; nearby

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

3

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

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

full of; brimming with

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

18

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

to shake one's head

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

evidence; proof

1