jpdb beta

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

3

searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)

18

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

4

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

child

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

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

37

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

pure and beautiful

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

2

other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

11

formal marriage interview

3

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

8

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

5

registration; accession; register; entry; record

1

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

3

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

19

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

37

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

17

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

3

that; those; the

9

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

13

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

9

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

4

Nanako

4

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

1

lodging together; training camp; boarding house

1

beauty parlor

1

beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

5

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

5

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

44

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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