jpdb beta

famous; fame

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

2

original stock

2

evening meal

1

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

3

newborn

1

bald head; baldness

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

2

audience; attendance; hearers

2

grandchild

12

east

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

class representative

1

top-class

1

head of the student council; president of the student council

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

prologue; preface

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

5

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

2

soap

1

son; penis

3

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

2

to wait for an opportunity

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves

2

clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

thank you

1

humid; sultry

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1