jpdb beta

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

question; inquiry; enquiry

2

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

to be infected; to be contagious

1

reading (books)

1

oh; ah

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

3

Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

oh, yes?; really?

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

7

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

try; attempt; try (rugby)

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

to the end; to the last

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

novel; (short) story

1

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

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

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

4

future (usually near); prospects

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

work; job; labor; work

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

dream

2

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

3

to walk

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

4

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

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

2

husband

2

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage

1

to die

1