jpdb beta

how; in what way; how about

4

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

mother; wife

7

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

2

always; constantly

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

1

that; those; the

6

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

3

credit union

1

branch manager; manager of a branch office

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

3

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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)

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

11

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

senior high school; high school

1

leaving school during a term

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

one's high school days

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory

1

skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

3

means; is; as for

2

that's the way it is; such is life

1

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

1

meaning; significance; sense

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1