jpdb beta

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

quotation; citation; reference

1

sad to say; how sad; alas

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

8

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

4

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

2

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

cause; origin; source

1

poor student

1

brand; mark

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

joining a club

2

in this way; thus; such; uh...

2

track and field club

2

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

adviser; advisor; consultant

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

2

how; in what way; how about

5

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

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

2

one year; some time ago

1

Keiou

1

field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice

1

to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

back; behind; rear

3

accepting with pleasure

8

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

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

3

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

10

after school (at the end of the day)

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

to eat

1

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

1

name; given name; first name

1

third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

1

tomorrow; near future

2

however; but

3