jpdb beta

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

15

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

7

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

8

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1

concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

clock; watch; timepiece

5

to look towards

3

one hour

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

10

to speak; to hear a voice

6

to weep one's eyes out

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

3

contract period

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

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

2

just one person; only one

3

to go to meet somebody

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

11

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

6

to finish saying

2

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

5

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

13

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

17

several days later

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

4

to make tea

1

preparations for returning (home)

3

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

3

go home; get out

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

6

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

7

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

4

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

period; term; interval

3

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

so; like this; in this way

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