jpdb beta

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

3

hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!

1

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

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

24

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

42

moon; month

42

forest; shrine grove

42

company president; manager; director

40

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

way of calling

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

5

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

11

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

5

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

6

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

5

innocent; simple-minded

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

3

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

4

man; male; masculine gender

2

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

5

father

3

older brother; elder brother

5

now; the present time; just now; another; more

68

precious; valuable

9

connection

1

overseas assignment; overseas posting

2

parents; both parents

5

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

watchdog; chaperone; watcher

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

18

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

2

to get in touch with

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

17

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

4

the matter you have been talking about

2

vomiting; emesis

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

3

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

indicates question

42

after graduation

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

1

test for a position in a company; company entrance test

1

without

1

our company; my company

1

finding employment; getting a job

12

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

19