jpdb beta

downtown

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

4

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

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

2

heartening; reassuring

1

suspicious person

4

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

like that; so

3

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

3

someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat

3

is that so?

1

roadside; wayside

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

3

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

changing schools

8

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

bra

4

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)

1

sports bra

2

wire; wire rope

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

3

report; information

2

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

size

2

just because; even if; even though

2

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

pen

1

twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

while studying

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

2

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1