jpdb beta

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

2

queen

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to be excited; to be elated

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

love; affection

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

3

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

to take over; to hand over

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

one year; some time ago

5

(period of) one year

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

gravesite; tomb

3

one year ago

2

center; centre; metropolis

1

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

1

cemetery; graveyard

1

karoshi; death from overwork

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

2

bunch of flowers; bouquet

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

3

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

2

well; now; then

1

to run around

2

royal palace

12

noisy; confused; uproarious

4

gnash

240

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1