jpdb beta

olden days; former

8

nickname

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

Naomi

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

small

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

2

what to do

3

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

4

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

6

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

18

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

to answer; to reply

3

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

last month

1

first grandchild

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

40

marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

in front of a station

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

3

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

last year

1

one's original family name; maiden name

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

6

clapping hands; applause

8

all; everyone; everybody

2

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy

3

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

husband

2

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

3

counter for wheels and flowers

3

four years

4

life; living; I; me; student

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

5

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

3

person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

4

to pass (examination)

15

of no interest; not interested

3

no, not like that (but like this)

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

3

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

3