jpdb beta

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

is not; am not; are not

4

again (and again); once again; yet again

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

2

before long

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

3

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

vigorously; swiftly

1

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

to become better; to improve

1

man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man

1

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1

these guys; these fellows

1

Tokiko

4

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

2

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

four-panel comic strip; yonkoma

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

children

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

3

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

four-panel comic strip; yonkoma

4

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

2

modern society

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

4

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

1

we

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated

2

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

dangerous; risky

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

4

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1