jpdb beta

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

separate; respective

1

to settle (in a place); to settle down

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

3

friend

6

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

4

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

we

1

today; this day

1

to be

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

paper

1

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

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

school entrance ceremony

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

(your) time

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

year after next

1

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

edamame (green soybeans)

1

just out of the bath

1

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

1

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

1

to repeat; to do something over again

2

in comparison to; rather than

2

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

1

to overeat

1

wave; ups and downs

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

clerical work

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

bride

1

entrance; admission; entering

1

Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

1

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

4

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

2

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues

2