jpdb beta

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

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

5

older sister; lass; young lady

1

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

1

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

2

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

3

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

56

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

3

night sky

8

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

10

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

3

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student

1

autumn; fall

1

school

1

excursion; outing; trip

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

25

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

5

family; members of a family

1

only; nothing but

1

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

4

but; however; although

2

means; is; as for

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

isn't that right?

7

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

5

adds force or indicates command

10

serious; not joking; straight

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

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

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

1

because; as; since

3

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

be; is

10

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

7

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

13

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

8

attendant; companion

1