jpdb beta

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

9

perhaps; maybe; possibly

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

3

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

3

to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree

1

foolish question

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

3

still; as yet; as of old

3

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

2

attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

6

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

to blush; to have flushed cheeks

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

10

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

entrance

1

to look upwards; to look up

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

5

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

4

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

best; vest

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

3

to finish; to graduate

6

building

5

maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

1

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

8

one's way; one's path

4

to get used to hearing

1

one hand

5

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

4

a long time ago; quickly; swiftly

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

4

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

game arcade; video arcade

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

bitter

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

3

whispering; murmuring; subdued

3

small; little; tiny

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4