jpdb beta

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

14

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

8

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

1

work; job; labor; work

12

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

15

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

22

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

21

reportage

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

first; new

1

brain death

15

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

5

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

5

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

3

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

1

belief; faith; conviction

6

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

2

Earth; the globe

1

other side; opposite side; other party

2

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

2

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

5

to begin; to set about; to start

2

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

3

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

11

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

4

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

1

7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar

2

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

2

to telephone; to make a phone call

8

I see; that's right; indeed

5

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

5

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

English (language)

2

good

1

friend

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

14

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

6

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

2