jpdb beta

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

234

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

14

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

165

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

10

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

2

this year

7

number one; first; best; most; game; round

13

first calligraphy of the year

2

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

11

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

75

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

3

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

47

it is not (like that) either

14

Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

2

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

201

of course; certainly; naturally

7

Kokuritsukyougijou

2

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

74

all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

31

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

4

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

3

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

15

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

53

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

51

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

35

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

9

living together; communal life; cohabitation

2

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

18

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

7

be; is

14

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

1

problem child

2

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

3

housemother; dorm mother

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

65

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

36

cooking; kitchen work

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

2