jpdb beta

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

5

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

5

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

1

telephone table; telephone stand

1

you (plural)

1

love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

2

manufacture; production

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

2

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

3

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

3

to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

2

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

1

radius of action; sphere of activity

1

main gate; main entrance

1

telephone book; telephone directory

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

topmost

2

school's name

1

to love

3

relative; relation; kin

1

telephone number

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

3

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

1

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

children's park; children's playground

4

nameplate; doorplate

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

2

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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