jpdb beta

living; lifestyle; living room

8

whale (Cetacea spp.)

2

newspaper

3

sky

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

4

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

-years-old

1

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

3

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

whereabout; about where; how much

2

mysterious

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

1

remote region; frontier (district); border(land)

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

5

famous; fame

2

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

to think of; to come up with

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

2

olden days; former

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

number; amount

2

powerful; strong

4

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community

2

to be heart-warming

1

precious; valuable

1

thank you

3

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

to pray; to wish

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

to appear in the newspaper

1

tourist

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

4

letter; missive; note; mail

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1