jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

from now on

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

instruction; teaching

1

overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

2

girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl

2

dull sound; muffled sound

2

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

2

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

2

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

1

mosquito

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

5

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

veil

2

in unison; as one; united

1

youngest child

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

voice; cry; shout

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3

darkness; the dark

1

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

2

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

commanding attitude; authoritative tone

1

recently; lately; these days

2

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

2

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

dusk; twilight

1