jpdb beta

novel; (short) story

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maiden work; debut work

2

famous; fame

2

half share; half a man

1

omen

1

pure literature; belles-lettres

4

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

5

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

10

boy; man; male

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literature

31

to do

8

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

8

very deeply

3

complication

1

modern society

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

5

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab

1

notebook computer; laptop

1

blip bleep

2

to be popular

2

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

5

oratory; eloquence

2

acceleration; speeding up

8

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

15

literary prize

3

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

4

certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

3

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

3

dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

7

to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth

1

Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

1

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

6

agricultural school

1

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

2

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

2

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

5

summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

2

to taste; to try (food or drink)

2

iced coffee

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

3

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

10

publication

4

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

2

urgency; emergency

2

falling asleep immediately; going out like a light

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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