jpdb beta

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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

4

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

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school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

1

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

educational institution; school; academy; campus

2

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

45

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

6

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

73

each; every; all

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

1

person

2

only; nothing but

1

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

48

participation; joining; entry

1

investment

11

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

3

existence; being; presence

2

was; were

2

you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

6

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

10,000,000,000; ten billion

4

yen (currency of Japan); circle

3

be; is

29

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

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

14

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

16

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

4

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

3

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

14

top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

5

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

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

12

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

2

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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