jpdb beta

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

every night

1

henry (unit of inductance)

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station building

1

shop

2

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

March; third month of the lunar calendar

5

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

by the window

1

clattering; rattling

2

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

private university

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

1

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

one-way traffic

1

lead (Pb)

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

2

punishment; penalty

1

to become poor; to be poor

1

sun

1

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

1

masterpiece

2

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

Demian

5

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

Hermann Hesse

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

innocent; simple-minded

3

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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