jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

2

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

1

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

1

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

Onogami

2

Meiya

2

be; is

14

series

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

2

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

first; new

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

52

collection of short stories; collected short stories

1

second marriage; remarriage

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

2

bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

3

intermission (between acts); interlude

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

12

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

thank you

1

every time; each round

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

13

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

2

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

16

this time; now

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

22

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

2

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

5

short story; short film; short poem

1

each; respectively

1

about; on; regarding; per; for every

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

10

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

birthday

3

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

6

time series; chronological order; chronology

3

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3