jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

small island; islet

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

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

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

4

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

3

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

the Japanese islands

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

limit; bound

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

new; fresh; novel

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

no

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

half

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

Earth; the globe

2

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

exaggeration; hyperbole

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

1

is it not so?

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

who

1

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

1