jpdb beta

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

1

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

4

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

4

trial and error

1

to repeat; to do over again

10

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

8

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

8

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

6

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

2

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

33

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

6

to like; to prefer

3

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

13

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

4

conviction; belief; confidence

4

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

7

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

8

she; her; girlfriend

5

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

4

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

5

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

2

Olympics; Olympic Games

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

2

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

2

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

5

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

1

adult; grown-up

2

while; even though; despite

3

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

next week

2

Friday

1

to count; to enumerate

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

5

Sunday

3

that day; the very same day

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

1

leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1