jpdb beta

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

number; amount

2

without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

1

to take out; to drag out

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

16

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

8

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

1

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

2

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

6

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

again; once more; a second time

4

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

it seems that; as if

2

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

2

carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

to mimic; to imitate

2

permission; approval; authorization; license

10

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

2

memory; ability to remember

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

9

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

7

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

2

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

myself

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

5

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

4

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

7