jpdb beta

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

1

Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics

1

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

2

this occasion; at this time; now

1

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

4

the fifth

1

high class; high grade

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

call; invitation

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

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

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

2

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

delay; putting off; procrastination

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

I; me

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

newspaper

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Doshisha University

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

3

intent; purpose; aim

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

2

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

now is the time

1

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

3

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

4

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

2

to be helpful; to be useful

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

9

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

6

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

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

4

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

5

to teach; to take a teaching job

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

teacher (classroom)

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

6

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

3

like; as if; the same as

1