jpdb beta

boyfriend; he; him

2

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

60

real estate agent; realtor

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

1

face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

to walk

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

16

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

48

to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

2

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

6

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

122

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

17

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

2

was

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

25

girl's feeling; maiden's mind

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

20

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

1

part-time senior high school; part-time high school; evening high school

1

music

3

teacher; instructor

2

Sugimura Haruko (1909.1.6-1997.4.4)

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies

1

to dream (of)

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

1

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

actress; female actor

5

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

2

three people

4

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

this time; now

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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