jpdb beta

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

pair; pair-oared boat

1

inside; within

4

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

3

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

last year

2

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

7

suicide

3

reason; pretext; motive

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

2

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

2

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

6

garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

7

Itaya

5

look, look!

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

3

means; is; as for

1

to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

3

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

shop manager

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

2

funeral

1

since; henceforth

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

3

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

2

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

1

Saeko

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

9

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

7

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

4

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

3

lowly person; lowliness

4

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2