jpdb beta

friend; companion

1

only; merely; but; no more than

5

few days

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

running water; stream

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

towel

3

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

3

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

chuckle; giggle

2

brand new

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

7

motif

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

8

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

2

other people; others

1

child

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

8

experience

3

while; even though; despite

7

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

love; affection

1

to bud; to sprout

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

6

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

2

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

2

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

6

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

4

10 minutes

3

already; too late

6

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

getting an advance (on one's salary)

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

to look towards

4

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

1

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

6

such ... as; or some such

3

amount of money; sum of money

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

11

to speak; to hear a voice

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

three people

4

more than usual; especially; particularly

1