jpdb beta

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

2

preface; introduction; preamble

2

semi-; quasi-; associate

10

the current ...; this; today's ...

1

to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

1

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

2

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

2

uneasy

7

great-grandchild

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

8

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

2

family lineage

1

in search of; in order to look for

2

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

2

consumption; expenditure; spending

3

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

face (of person)

4

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

2

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

8

skydiving

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring

2

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

3

suddenly; with a jerk

2

spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

2

before meals

1

faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

1

running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina

1

light bulb

1

counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

1

air battle; dogfight

6

warship

5

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

sunshade; blind; awning; parasol

1

battleship

1

address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

1

unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate

1

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

1

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

phantom; vision; illusion

1

plain; moor; prairie

4