jpdb beta

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

4

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

2

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

3

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

trivial; trifling

1

settlement; payment of account

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

throat

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

hundreds

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

muttering voice; murmuring voice

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

5

tray

4

to raise (one's voice)

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

7

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

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

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

6

scale; scope; plan; structure

2

that's true; of course; obviously

1

because; as; since

8

being concerned about or mindful of

2

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

1

one by one; one after another; successively

2

speed

1

to scan; to look over

1

what on Earth is this?

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

several minutes; a few minutes

1

repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

1

Jaffrey

1

sympathy; compassion

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

4

memo pad

1

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

the future; future prospects

1

despair; hopelessness

3

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2