jpdb beta

to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core; to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.)

1

friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting

5

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

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

3

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

5

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

half past (the hour)

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

2

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

participation; joining; entry

2

informal meeting; get-together (for a chat); gathering (for discussion); colloquium; panel discussion; discussion session

1

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

exception

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

3

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

1

no

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

3

positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

1

(news) scoop

8

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

5

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

6

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

2

scenery; scene; landscape

3

(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

tomorrow; near future

2

good grief

1

company president; manager; director

3

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

recently; lately; these days

1

dreadnought class (of warship)

1

(written) proposal

1

next month

1

academy; academia

2

actor; actress; player; performer

2

coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1