jpdb beta

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

7

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

try to be; want to be

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

be; is

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

2

means; is; as for

3

Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

4

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

1

you; my dear; hey

1

schoolgirl; female student

4

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

6

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

11

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

five; 5

5

counter for wheels and flowers

4

on one hand; on the other hand

1

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

1

prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)

1

girls' high school (pre-WWII)

1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

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

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

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

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

at that time; in those days

2

Ochanomizu

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

1

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

4

wise; clever; smart

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

1

principal; headmaster

2

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

to follow another's example

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

5

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2