jpdb beta

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

3

west

2

high; high school

2

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

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

2

speaking voice; talking voice

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

3

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

4

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)

1

bank; weir; embankment; levee

1

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

3

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

5

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

3

how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

2

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

3

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

6

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

3

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

unrequited love; one-sided love

4

this, that and the other; this and that

1

limit; bound

2

(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1