jpdb beta

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

dark gray; slate gray

1

trousers; pants

2

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

9

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

5

dark brown; olive brown

1

best

4

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

5

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

112

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

2

way of talking; speaking style

2

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

5

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

3

stranger; outsider

7

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

1

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

3

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

7

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

3

such; like that; in that way

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

2

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

3

nothing but; except; no more than

12

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

18

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

132

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

to meet; to greet

3

sigh

3

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

8

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase

1

in one's own way or style

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

7

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

3

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1