jpdb beta

why; how; for what reason

6

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

rather than; more ... than ...

2

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

president (of a society); chairman

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name

1

any one; any; whichever

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

6

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

what is it?

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

things; everything

1

trivial; not amounting to much

2

to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

third; no. three

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

9

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

family

1

male (animal, plant)

1

impression

3

important person; strategic person; key figure

2

to come to light

1

status

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

long visit; overstaying

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

17

means; way; method; measure

7

most; extremely

2

interests; stake

1

to be reliable

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

yes; that is so

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

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

9

now that; since; so long as; because

1

ambition; aspiration

4

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

3

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1