jpdb beta

recent years

1

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

7

Little Red Riding Hood

4

august; beautiful

2

spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle

4

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

7

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

11

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

2

student in a lower grade; underclassman

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

3

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

13

way of reciting; way of telling a story

2

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

4

neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

4

elevator; lift; elevator

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

2

reliance; dependence

3

mother

26

murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide

1

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

2

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

11

to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

volume (sound)

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

5

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

11

next day

1

bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

3

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

7

every night

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

4

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

2

narrator; storyteller; reciter

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

classmate

2

booing

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

5

real; actual; true

2

contrived; false-sounding

1

imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate

2

family suicide

1

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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