jpdb beta

first snow (of the season); first snowfall

1

old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

1

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

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bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk

2

Amitabha

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with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl

1

clapping and cheering; applause

1

class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

1

to bloom

1

fishing industry; fishery

1

big catch (fishing); good haul

3

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

2

wedding ring; wedding band

1

man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

11

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

trifling; trivial

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

2

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

1

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

1

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

1

national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

2

municipal office; council; city hall

1

short sleeves

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

Nara (city, prefecture)

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

whereabout; about where; how much

1

summer festival

1

gasp; pant

1

financing; loan

2

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

3

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

5

set meal; special (of the day)

1

being worth doing

1

second place

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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