jpdb beta

little by little

1

to increase; to multiply

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

2

time; hour; period; class

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

pineapple (Ananas comosus)

5

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

7

to get used to hearing

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

building

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

2

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

case; situation

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

croquette

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

in front of a station

4

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1