jpdb beta

long time; long interval; for quite some time

3

motive; incentive; motif

2

luckily; happily

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

3

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

2

attendance; presence; appearance

2

calling on; visiting

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

social life; social intercourse

1

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

2

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

2

formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

evening party

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

high quality

3

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

2

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

4

hope; wish; aspiration

2

goodness; excellence; virtue

1

possessed of a strong sense of duty

1

boredom; ennui

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

5

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

2

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

5

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

2

be; is

2

anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

1

acquaintance

1

pain; agony; bitterness

2

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

nightmare; bad dream

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

4

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

you; noblewoman; lady

3

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

parents; both parents

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress

1

tradition; convention

1

tight; tight skirt; straight skirt

1

skirt

1