jpdb beta

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

cardigan

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

first day; opening day

1

balance

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

such ... as; or some such

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

9

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

4

school

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

2

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

rather than

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

3

until now; so far; up to the present

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

3

shade; shadow

2

literature

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

2

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

4

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

spring break; spring vacation

1

A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion

2

coming and going; commuting

1

knowledge; information

1

experience

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

4

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

10

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

3

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

2

boyfriend; he; him

3

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

school pecking order

1