jpdb beta

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

12

that's the way it is; such is life

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

auditory hallucination

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

2

normalcy; normality; normal

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

5

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

5

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

5

discomfort

2

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

2

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

6

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

19

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

to be needed; to be wanted

3

must not; may not

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

15

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

4

in this way; like this

4

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

13

all the more; still more

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

society; the world; the times

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

12

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

1

to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

2

curtain-raiser; prologue

1

to prevent; to take precautions

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

2

to solve a mystery

7

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

5

three years

2

demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation

4

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

5

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

occasional; infrequent; rare

6

retirement

2

form; shape; figure; visage

4

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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