jpdb beta

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

22

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

15

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

23

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

17

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

4

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

16

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

2

to put one's strength into

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

3

children's literature; juvenile literature

4

to win the prize; to win the ring

1

literary woman; talented woman

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

5

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

6

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

14

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake

3

expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

7

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

2

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

if it's the case

15

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

21

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

9

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

1

only recently; just of late

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

8

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

12

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

3

for a while; for some time; for a period

2

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

8

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

1

surely; certainly

25

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

8

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

7

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

2

it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

2