jpdb beta

pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

you (plural)

2

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

4

practical question (problem); practical matter

1

myself

1

relation; relationship

2

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

3

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

2

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

3

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

2

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

3

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

2

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

6

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

1

who the heck; just who

1

oath; vow

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

established fact; fait accompli

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

2

irresponsibility

2

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

2

to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

2

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

4

ideal; ideals

3

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

7

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2