jpdb beta

arrival; coming; advent

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

3

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

3

accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)

1

basking in the sun; sunbathing

1

gently; quietly; calmly

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

6

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

6

pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

6

safety; welfare; well-being

2

to choke; to have trouble breathing

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

you (plural)

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

4

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

3

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

gossip

2

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

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

11

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

6

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

4

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

3

tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker

4

serious illness

2

or; otherwise

6

the person himself

1

convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

3

crutch; crutches

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

4

silken tofu; soft tofu

5

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

1

yes; that is so

1

to get irritated

2

rich person; wealthy person

5

firm tofu

2

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

1

filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2