jpdb beta

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

changing schools

2

exploration; expedition

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

4

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

6

mankind; humanity

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

then; if so; if

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

with a swoosh; at one fell swoop

1

almost; nearly; close to

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

2

glass window

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

2

in this manner; in this way; like this

2

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

4

nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

noon; lunch time

1

struggle (for); scramble; contest

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

1

crowd of people

2

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

2

procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen

8

auntie; older woman

4

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

yakisoba sandwich

29

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

1

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

3

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

best; vest

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

front entrance; front door

1

open space; clearing

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

2

chair; stool; post; office; position

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

1