jpdb beta

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

11

open secret

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

4

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

comfort

2

at any rate; anyhow

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

3

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

to come into view

1

cold war

1

but; however; provided that

6

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

5

any more; any further; any better; any longer

9

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

5

obedient; docile; quiet

5

more than usual

3

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

19

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

5

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

3

calm; composed; leisurely

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

4

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

24

conversation

6

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

2

lack of relation (to); independence (of)

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

4

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

4

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

20

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

10

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to stop walking; to pause

5

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

4

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

28

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

9

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

12

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

8

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

production (e.g. play); direction

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

7

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

8

to come back

17

nearly one hour

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

5