jpdb beta

mass production

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

8

to be softened; to calm down

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

3

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

3

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

2

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

2

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

1

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

2

otherwise; if not; or else

2

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well

1

identification; ID; identity

2

beginner

2

input-output

1

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

2

fast-talking; rapid talking

7

to beat to death; to kill

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

4

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

to begin to drink

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

1

carbonated drinks

1

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

3

difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth

1

temperature

5

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

6

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

5

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

3

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

5

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

1

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

5

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

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unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

3