jpdb beta

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

at a young age; while still young

2

marriage

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

2

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

1

unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji

2

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

2

the same age

1

pride; boast

2

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

10

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

to work hard at one's lessons

1

smiling face; smile

4

even now; still; as yet

2

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

11

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

4

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

famous; fame

1

private high school

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

2

expression; presentation; representation; notation

3

punishment; penalty

2

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

2

and; thereupon; because of that

3

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

3

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

4

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

3

to try all possible means

1

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

4

thorough; exhaustive; complete

5

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

1

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

1

reemployment

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

4

place to go; destination

1

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

1

to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

2

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

3

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

3