jpdb beta

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

7

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

guess; speculation; supposition

2

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

5

defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

end; close; conclusion; termination

2

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

cause unknown

1

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

5

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

2

pointing out; identification

1

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

advanced age; old age

1

authenticity; credibility

1

to tell a lie; to fib

2

to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation

1

minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

2

amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger

1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

6

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

2

to go to see; to visit

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

1

you; hubby; dearie

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

3

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

5

order; command; directions; instructions

1

to move around; to move about; to get around

2

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

4

Sawai

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island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)

1