jpdb beta

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

4

the very thing; itself

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

to continue writing

5

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

2

novelist; fiction writer

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to make a living

1

to dream (of)

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

8

extra; excess; surplus

1

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

8

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

2

frown; scowl; grimace

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

1

envelope

4

paper money; note; bill

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

household expenses

1

in proportion to; just as much as

2

limit; bound

3

food expenses; money for food; charge for board

1

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

5

bicycle; bike

78

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

1

dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

this much; this amount

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

8

10,000 yen bill

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

5

to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

2

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

7

vitality; energy; dynamism

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

8

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

2

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

2

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

1

even if not; even without

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

2

compromise; giving in

1

line

1

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

2

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

2

thank you; thanks

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