jpdb beta

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

7

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

18

to go on reading

5

the whole country

2

anecdote

5

to be (doing)

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

5

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

2

careless person; thoughtless person

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

chatting; idle talk

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

1

distance; range

3

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

birth-place; home town

1

intimate; close

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

7

20 years old

2

father

7

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

to become frayed; to become loose

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

3

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

2

well done; good job

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

easy to understand

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

2

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

7

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

4

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

2