jpdb beta

button (clothing); push-button

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)

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

13

safety; security

4

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

6

huge; big; gargantuan

2

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

59

epicenter; epicentre

2

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

33

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

27

train; electric train

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

21

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

7

isn't that right?

29

how; in what way; how about

20

to date; as of now

1

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

2

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

9

you

11

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

understood; I see; OK; present; here

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

60

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

21

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

family; members of a family

6

to get in touch with

1

to change one's clothes

4

front; frontage; facade; main

1

gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

3

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

98

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

5

meaning; called; said

5

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

6

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

was; were

27

line

5

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

5

already read

3

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.)

6

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

7

-ish; -like

4

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

4