jpdb beta

explanation; interpretation

2

one's own way

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

60

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

8

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

73

wrapping paper

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

18

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

25

now; the present time; just now; another; more

44

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

21

1000 yen

1

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

22

post office

4

money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)

2

remittance; sending money

1

only; merely; but; no more than

10

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

84

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

10

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

1

hence; for that reason

6

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

connection; link; relationship

3

to feel; to sense; to experience

41

person

22

Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

47

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

51

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

82

traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

30

four

20

six; 6

28

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

11

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

noble; lofty; high-minded

2

stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion

2

Kinoshita Mokutarou (1885-1945)

3

bravery; courage; heroism

3

Nagata Hideo (1885-1949)

2

same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

11

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

6

two; 2

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

5