jpdb beta

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

2

half

4

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

4

within the year; before the year is out

1

marriage ceremony; wedding

4

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

5

emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

1

helper; assistant; help; assistance

1

overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)

1

day after day; every day

1

heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

2

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

15

grave (pit)

1

to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

1

funeral

2

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

2

grave; gravesite; tomb

1

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

they; them

6

inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

one week

4

guard; watchman

2

buckwheat flour

2

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles

1

location famous for production of something (usually food)

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

... years old; age (of) ...

3

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

return; coming back

4

bus; bus

13

Western clothing; Western binding

1

woman; female; feminine gender

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

11

Kōjimachi

3

nth district of a town; nth city block

3

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

2