jpdb beta

air con; air conditioner; air conditioning

1

sound of operation; operation noise; running noise

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

sheet; bed sheet

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

2

synchronization; synchronized swimming

2

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

2

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

if; in case; supposing

2

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

7

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

3

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

Kurahashi Yumiko (1935-)

15

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

3

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

parents; both parents

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

to move (house); to change residence

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

3

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

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

2

reason; pretext; motive

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

4

one month

1

after

1

overseas assignment; overseas posting

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1