jpdb beta

reference; allusion

2

distrust; unjust suspicion

1

complete change; about-face

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

2

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

inexperienced

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

1

karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

1

ability; capability; skill

1

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

art of conversation

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

productive; constructive; meaningful

1

mixed; mingled

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

2

mother

1

child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

keep up your strength; chin up!

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

to laugh scornfully

1

leading figure; influential figure; mogul

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

being in; being at home

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

I beg your pardon

1

to do

1

grasp; catch; understanding

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

strange voice

1

during a telephone call; busy line

1

laundry; the washing

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

3

underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

4

daughter

6

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

soft voice

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

1

to do

1

evening; night; nighttime

1