jpdb beta

(romantic) love

1

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

2

regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

2

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

3

limited time; limited-time offer

1

shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head

1

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

2

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

5

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish

1

500 ml can

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

2

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

8

bright; intelligent

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

1

semi-transparent; translucent

1

(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

3

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

5

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

4

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

to bear; to endure

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

6

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

3

Nagano (city, prefecture)

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

2

window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

2

darkness; the dark

4

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

2

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

9

third year of high school; third-year high-school student

1

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

4

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

2

examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

1

number one

1

was

1

overall; general; as a whole

1

simple; plain

2

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

4

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

3