jpdb beta

thud

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

select

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

6

dozens; scores of; decades

3

give up

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

note; memo; memorandum

3

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

tomorrow; near future

5

deciphering; decoding

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

to finish; to graduate

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

title

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

1

leather cover; leather binding

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

3

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

only; sole; unique

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

page

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

language

3

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

2

difference; disparity; gap

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

4

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

6

father

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

1

father

5

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page

1

little by little

1

to go on reading

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

2