jpdb beta

trouble; bother; annoyance

2

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

3

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

2

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

to narrow (e.g. eyes)

2

the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period

3

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

2

younger sister

1

is that so?

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

5

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

2

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

2

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

4

older brother

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

23

you (plural)

3

marriage

5

resigning from one's job when one gets married; retirement due to marriage; leaving a job because of marriage

1

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

new wife

1

two

3

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

4

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

report; information

3

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

2

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

congratulations

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

1

thank you; thanks

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

3

daddy; father; husband

2

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

1