jpdb beta

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

3

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

7

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

47

this morning

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

7

really; truly

9

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

to look into; to peer in

4

intellectual

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

25

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

3

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

3

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

6

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

2

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

5

tone (of voice); manner of talking

5

that's the way it is; such is life

4

isn't that right?

8

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

22

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

3

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

5

common reed (Phragmites australis)

14

(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.

14

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

1

becoming a lordless samurai

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

to be full of pride; to be boastful

1

even now; still; as yet

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

stipend; reward

2

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

2

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

12

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

2

cause; origin; source

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!"

3

to spread; to be propagated

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

butt of a joke; punchline

1

to count; to enumerate

3

further; above; anymore

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

to be itching to put one's skills to use

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

11

death in battle

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3