jpdb beta

kelp tea

1

cake or snack served with tea

1

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

age difference; age gap

3

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

25

walking around at night

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

40

(public) duty

6

approval

3

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

5

weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

2

each; every

1

government affairs

6

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

13

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

10

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

30

reply; answer; response

15

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

6

starting to walk

2

to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

3

grandpa; grampa; grandfather

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

to meet; to greet

3

that's so, however ...

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

to smile

13

bringing up; raising

1

biological parent; real parent

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

9

this time; now

27

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

2

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

3

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

8

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

12

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

3

conviction; belief; confidence

21

worries; cares; troubles

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

18

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

12

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

5

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

3

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

mere; simple; sheer

15

one after next; second

1

without permission; without notice

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

6

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

8