jpdb beta

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

awareness; realization

1

being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

1

to come back

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

to go to meet somebody

2

prank; practical joke

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests

1

suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

walking briskly; determinedly

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

lips

3

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

to grow up; to become an adult

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

to put one's strength into

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

epilogue

1

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

how long?; till when?

1

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

1

first day; opening day

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

2

dangerous; risky

1

holiday; day off

1

to oversleep

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

last train (of the day)

1

new employee; freshman employee; new hire

1

company; corporation; workplace

5

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

2

publishing business

1

community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

largest company; industry leader

1