jpdb beta

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

5

such ... as; or some such

10

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

4

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

41

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

3

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

7

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

6

cause; origin; source

2

ghost story

5

consequence; outcome; result; blame

3

school

47

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

6

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

56

few days

4

after school (at the end of the day)

4

late; slowly

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

38

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

11

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

5

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

66

ten-odd; a dozen or so

3

counter for people

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

43

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

6

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

16

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

17

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

16

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

4

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

3

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

19

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

to increase; to multiply

4

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

6

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

uniform

7

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

olden days; former

11

suicide

5

attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

4

school entrance ceremony

3

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

2

wild idea; delusion

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2