jpdb beta

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

3

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

22

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

7

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

6

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

8

student (esp. a university student)

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

5

to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

6

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

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

4

oh; ah

5

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

Tokyo

2

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

2

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

2

knowing; (an) acquaintance

2

indicates question

7

Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

1

construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

history

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

adult; grown-up

1

general education

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

5

paddy field; farm

1

home area; home town; local

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

3

father

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

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

3

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

2

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

1

urban; metropolitan

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1