jpdb beta

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

3

single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father

1

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

4

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

16

now; nowadays

1

they; them

8

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

2

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

29

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

12

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

11

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

4

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

4

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

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)

7

boasting of one's strength

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

15

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

3

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

2

to go out and away; to leave

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

23

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

feeling; mood

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

9

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

12

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

2

smiling face; smile

4

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

4

palm (of the hand)

5

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

7

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

53

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

37

travel; trip; journey

9

soldier; combatant; warrior

7

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

but; however; although

13