jpdb beta

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

throughout; all through; right through

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

motive; incentive; motif

3

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

1

personification; anthropomorphization

1

class society; class-based society; hierarchical society

1

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

spoiled; half-rotten; decaying

1

foolish; stupid; silly

3

celebrity; personality; prominent figure

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

society; the world; the times

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

race (of people); type of person

3

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

millions; several million; a few million

1

to pursue

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monster

3

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

6

according to (someone)

1

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

1

if so; in that case

1

had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

4

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

4

with a start; with a jump

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

2

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

monologue

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

disembowelment; harakiri

1