jpdb beta

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

5

those; they

5

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

12

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

to go to; to visit; to call on

1

younger people; future generations

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

2

everything; anything; nothing

1

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

1

full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

1

to rely on

1

older brother

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

2

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

2

check; restraint; oppression; repression

1

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

1

to play around; to gallivant about

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

4

dirty; unclean

1

chuckle; giggle

2

high-ranking; senior

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

1

I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

1

very

3

immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

2

chicken skin (esp. in cooking); bird skin

1

border (between countries); national border

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

2

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

2

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1