jpdb beta

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

1

(not) one

2

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

4

every month; each month; monthly

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

8

anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)

5

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

2

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

pleasant; charming

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

2

of no interest; not interested

1

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

the other day; a few days ago

5

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

3

don't worry; no worries; never mind

3

again (and again); once again; yet again

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

7

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

3

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

2

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

3

to scoop; to ladle out

3

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

2

daughter

5

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

3

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

4

youthful; young; young-looking

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

3

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

2

student in a lower grade; underclassman

13

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

1

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

2

to fall asleep

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

three people

7

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

19

when; at what point

2

sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

2

like; as if; the same as

2

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1