jpdb beta

big hit; great success

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

2

captain

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

2

preference; priority; precedence

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

fundamental; basic

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

to be helpful; to be useful

3

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

arithmetic

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

3

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

kanji; Chinese character

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

(period of) a year; during an era

2

syllabus

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

2

being very popular; being in great demand

1

you can do it if you try

1

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1

quiz

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)

1

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

2

foreign country

1

teaching materials

1

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

1

to point at

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

pronunciation; production of sound

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

chimes; toll of a bell

1

hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

1

sutra

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

5

(it was) not until; (it was) only when

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1