jpdb beta

subject

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

7

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright

1

jewelry; jewellery

5

value; worth; merit

4

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

to give; to do (something) for

1

mixed; mingled

2

to be at a loss for words

3

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

6

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

troubadour; minstrel

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

kiss

2

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

to shed light; to cast light

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

4

lightly; nimbly

1

uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

1

apology; excuse

2

to get angry

1

iron pot; kettle

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

without cause; without reason

1

much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

1

goods; article; thing

1

form; method; system; formula

1

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

2

bracelet; bangle

2

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

3

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1

golden (colour, color)

1

hair ornaments

1

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

practicality; utility; usefulness

1

women's goods

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

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

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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