jpdb beta

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

15

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

10

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

5

woman; female; feminine gender

16

conviction; belief; confidence

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

15

to visit frequently

1

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

2

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

11

man; male; masculine gender

4

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

5

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

5

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

5

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

15

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

16

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

6

foreign; abroad; overseas

3

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

4

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

2

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

3

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

2

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

7

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

5

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

4

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

4

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

8

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

26

moving; touching; stirring

3

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

1

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

2

look, look!

1

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

6

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

3

ten; 10; ten years of age

3

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

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.)

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

11

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

romantic

2

both sides

1

and then; after that

11

three people

5

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

5

with these words; while saying

2

reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

1