jpdb beta

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

4

indicate reason; infers some protest

3

to be needed; to be wanted

4

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

4

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to do so; to do thus

4

regret; repentance; remorse

2

to order; to command; to appoint

6

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

5

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

2

to pretend

2

student (college) life

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

6

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

2

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

2

don't you think?; indicates question

4

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3

Dada; Dadaism; Dadaist

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

to shake one's head

4

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

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

1

first person

4

meaning; called; said

2

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation

2

to begin some form of lifestyle

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

4

Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

2

lately; recently

1

cute

1

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

4

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

feeling; sense; impression

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

3

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

8

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

briskly with small steps; trotting

3

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

suitcase

2

to sit (down)

1

drowsily; nodding off

3