jpdb beta

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

2

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

3

at any rate; anyhow

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

4

situation

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

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

1

gluttony

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

guest

2

only; nothing but

6

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

6

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

convenient

1

wild idea; delusion

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

2

to take someone's hand

1

polite; respectful; reverent

2

kiss

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

mere; simple; sheer

4

tasting; sampling

1

chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR

1

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

1

to remain; to be left

3

certainly; surely

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

first love; puppy love

1

against; contrary to

2

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

2

clock; watch; timepiece

2

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

to rewind

1

how; in what way

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

3

had better ...; had better not ...

10

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

playwriting

2

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

6

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

to pretend

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

3

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

2

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3