jpdb beta

lawyer; attorney

2

(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

2

dream

8

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

2

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

10

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

7

to squat; to crouch

3

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

4

might as well

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

3

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

chronological order; time series

1

disregarding; ignoring

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

3

trousers; pants

1

exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)

1

what; what?; hey!

1

both shoulders

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

6

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

5

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

2

reading aloud; recitation

3

to (do) like this

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

4

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

clapping hands; applause

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

3

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

3

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

11

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

3

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

5

fact; truth; reality

2