jpdb beta

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

20

joke; jest; funny story

6

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

10

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

4

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

at once; immediately; right now

3

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

4

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

7

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

3

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

15

dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

16

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

6

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

4

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

9

was

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

6

huge; big; enormous

5

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

size

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

9

heart; hearts (suit)

5

grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

4

dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

7

bare hand; empty hand

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

10

Au

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

lecture

2

social; societal; societary

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

10

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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