jpdb beta

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

early

1

reply; answer; response

1

indicates emphasis

1

time; hour; period; class

5

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

meaning; called; said

2

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

1

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

3

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

8

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

5

good evening

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

7

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

congratulations!

1

mum; mom

1

funeral

1

caustic words

2

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

4

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

1

school affairs; religious affairs

1

person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

2

to; towards; for

4

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

first day; opening day

1

because; as; since

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

4

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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