jpdb beta

to begin; to set about; to start

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

garden; kindergarten yard; playground

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

success; hit

1

friend; companion

5

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

breaking off; snapping off

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

5

openly; in public; without caring what others think

1

nearest station

4

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

1

sobbing; weeping; whimpering

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

6

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

walking; going on foot

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

4

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

to be something familiar

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

1

Kuniko

1

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December

2

Christmas carol; Christmas song

1

putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure

1

Shinjuku Station

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

1

to accompany; to go with; to go together

2

white Christmas

1

melody; chime

1