jpdb beta

the other day; lately; recently

5

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

6

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

4

shrill voice

2

both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting

2

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

2

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

7

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

5

Natsu

2

same surname

1

Satoko

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

to giggle

3

commuting to school; school commute

2

volleyball

4

how long?; till when?

1

changing every day

1

late; slowly

2

five o'clock

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

9

giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

1

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

2

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

3

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

2

luckily

4

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

2

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

Friday

6

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

1

alarm clock

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

3

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

2

to fall asleep

1

wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

1

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

6

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

1

because

4

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

8

to turn off power

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

5

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1