jpdb beta

one's own writing

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

9

wintertime; winter season

1

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

1

nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

3

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

3

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

2

diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

white

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

3

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

feel; touch

1

from there; thence

1

to count on one's fingers

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

tomorrow; near future

5

summer

3

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

1

money

2

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

1

500 yen coin

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

1

awfully; terribly

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

16; sixteen

1

years later

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

marsh land; swamp

1

to go out and away; to leave

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log

1

cheek

2

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

2

opposite side; opposition

1

as expected (positive events); as hoped for

1