jpdb beta

serious; not joking; straight

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

4

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

21

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

6

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

but; however; although

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

6

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

9

one; same (mind, path, etc.)

9

mother; wife

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

53

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

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

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

18

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

11

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

2

district; section; sector

4

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary

4

first match (in a series)

3

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

1

the whole country

1

being the runner-up; finishing second

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

4

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

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

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

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

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

8

how; in what way; how about

6

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

8

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

then; well; so; be; is

2

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

3

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

12

to make a serious effort

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

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

3