jpdb beta

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

4

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

3

robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy

2

to the best of my ability, poor though it be

1

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

2

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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to go out and away; to leave

6

large company; major corporation; company with over 500 million yen in capital or over 20 billion yen in liabilities

1

job applicant

2

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

4

son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband

1

minutes (period of)

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

is it not so?

1

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

2

difference; discrepancy; variation

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conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

2

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

pockmarked face; pitted face

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

3

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

formal

1

examination; consideration; test; quiz

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

3

concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

(wooden) pencil

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume

3

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

1

fortune; luck; chance

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

document; papers

1

one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

2

plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater

2

personality test; personality assessment; personality inventory

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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