jpdb beta

to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch

1

older sister; lass; young lady

2

to look forward to something

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

4

then; well; so; be; is

5

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

4

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

7

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

1

to show; to display

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

4

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

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

3

in that way; thus; so; so?

3

olden days; former

3

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

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

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

15

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

5

oh, yes?; really?

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

this person

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

best friend; very close friend

1

Johnny; Jonny; Johnnie

6

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

4

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

4

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

these guys; these fellows

1

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

6

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

10

adds force or indicates command

1

oh; ah

3

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

2

I; me

2

star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

5

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

7

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1