jpdb beta

depending on; dependent on

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

2

soft skin; smooth skin

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

13

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

11

queer; odd; fantastic

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

4

just because; even if; even though

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

8

for the first time in one's life

1

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

5

ah; oh; hey!

2

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

1

tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

8

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation

1

body; physique; build; stature

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

4

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

10

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

2

quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

1

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

to close; to shut

1

supplement; complement

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

mental; spiritual; emotional

4

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

4

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

3

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

some

1

to speak; to hear a voice

3

you

1

once more; again

6

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

6

multiple personality; split personality

5

it seems that; as if

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

5

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2