jpdb beta

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

4

secondary residence

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

a help; assistance

6

over-fond parent; doting parent

1

comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

9

dwelling; house; residence; address

4

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

10

scarlet; cardinal red

1

dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)

2

ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

2

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

4

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

7

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

15

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

13

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

1

to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

4

any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

2

workbench; work table

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

11

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

6

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

2

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

4

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

4

to tear; to rip

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

4

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

5

one's (living) environment

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat

1

tidying up; finishing

5

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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reading partway; leaving half-read

1

wooden box; wooden crate

7

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

5

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

8

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

4

simplification

1

rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle

9

nothing in particular; none in particular

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

12

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

2

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

2

distant; cold; formal

2

tyrant; despot

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

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