jpdb beta

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

3

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

1

endurance contest; test of endurance

2

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

2

to talk (a person) down; to confute

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

for today; for the time being

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

1

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

3

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

7

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

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

memory; sense; experience

2

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

4

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

wristwatch; watch

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

3

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

3

traveller; traveler

1

second day of the month; two days

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

suited figure; person in a suit

1

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

business card

2

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

4

inspection; examination; survey

1

to be; to come; to go

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

3

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

8

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

4

self-introduction

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

10

printing

2

company; corporation; workplace

3

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

as a child; when one was a child

1

friend

2

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

aha!; yes sir

2

this person

4

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1