jpdb beta

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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one's mother

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(one's parents') home

2

ninety; 90

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nine; 9

9

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

1

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

beach hut; beachside clubhouse

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

7

part-time job; side job

4

this year

2

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean

1

to enjoy (oneself)

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

2

shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

4

to shrug one's shoulders

1

school festival

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

4

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

4

street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper

1

to be fated to; be linked by fate

2

clearly; distinctly; vividly

2

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

7

to have the nerve to

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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4

next year

2

to drag in; to pull in

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

2

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

of course; certainly; naturally

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

3

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

12

negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1