jpdb beta

hey; hold on; come on

2

to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

1

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

4

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

5

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

4

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

2

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

2

to this extent; to this degree; this much

3

family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

4

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

4

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

13

field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

2

fifteen; 15

8

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

3

instant

1

(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier

2

instant yakisoba in a cup

1

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

should do; ought to do

1

on the way home from work

2

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

many people; a large number of people

3

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

2

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

3

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

8

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

3

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

time; hour; moment

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

3

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

2

inside one's heart; in one's mind

5

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

4

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

bag

1

to turn on power

2

pocket

7

paper

4

laurel wreath

9

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

3