jpdb beta

future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

3

having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

7

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

5

humble; modest

1

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

1

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

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

2

person of character

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

self-introduction

2

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

6

cough; coughing; tussis

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

7

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

2

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

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

5

you; dear; honey

9

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

5

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

15

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

as soon as; right after

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

5

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

cough; ahem

1

(noble's) page

6

to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

indicates question

8

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

2

unfortunately; regrettably

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

historical fact

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to like; to prefer

4

to remain; to be left

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

8

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

13

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

4

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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