jpdb beta

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

11

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

8

alone; by oneself; on one's own

9

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

8

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

6

material; ingredient

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

4

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

5

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

1

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

4

thick fried tofu

1

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

7

beer

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

4

mother; wife

13

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

11

never again

11

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

door

25

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

23

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

10

ideal; ideals

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

12

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

9

face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

4

to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

3

metabolic syndrome; overweight

4

conversation; talk; chat

1

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

5

separate; respective; different

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

3

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

15

carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

14

female high school student

3

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

6