jpdb beta

beginner

1

privilege; special right

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

to use up; to squander

1

bench

2

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

19

Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

21

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

to check; to compare

1

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

2

quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

43

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

favorable; favourable

2

serious; not joking; straight

5

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

2

profile

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

7

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

4

mild

1

pointing out; identification

2

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

4

right end; right edge

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

2

it seems so; that's what it looks like

2

par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity

1

instant; moment; for an instant

6

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

having no money; lack of money

1

to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

1

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

3

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

16

fifty; 50

1

early on; earlier on; from early

1

value; worth; merit

4

in that manner; like that

6

reward; honorarium; remuneration

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

9

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

4

to be silent; to say nothing

2

purse; handbag; wallet

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

2

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

2

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

2

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1