jpdb beta

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

10

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

leather-covered

2

sofa; couch

3

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

18

origin; beginning; start

4

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

7

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

5

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark

3

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

5

useful; helpful

1

to hold an opinion

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

1

knowledge; information

5

agency; intermediation

2

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

8

as soon as; right after

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

6

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

7

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

5

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

4

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

4

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

few in number

2

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

5

idleness; inactivity

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

4