jpdb beta

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

1

manner of eating

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

haricot; kidney bean

48

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

7

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

2

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

back of the hand

1

breadcrumbs

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

to wipe; to dry

1

while; even though; despite

7

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

5

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

to trace back to (the origins of something)

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

12

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

1

deeply emotive; moving

4

however; but

5

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

4

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

10

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

9

sure; yeah; I know

1

term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

2

(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

from the beginning

2

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

weakening

1

way; method; means; (technical) specification

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

4

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

9

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

2

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

5

light; easy; non-serious; minor

3

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

3

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1