jpdb beta

(marriage) proposal

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

two weeks; fortnight

2

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

government official

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

1

and then; after that

1

parents; both parents

1

to give permission to marry

1

out of character; unlike one

1

suit (clothing); suit

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

once more; again

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

2

(a place) out of one's reach

2

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

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

to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing

1

suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

who

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

1

loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

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

4

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

Chad (country in Africa); chad (from punched card or punched tape)

1

accounting; administration (of money)

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

5