jpdb beta

to be hot on a person's heels

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

2

he; she; that guy

21

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

school building; schoolhouse

5

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

5

every evening; night after night

1

to break down crying

1

gesture; charades (game)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

woman; female; feminine gender

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

4

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

2

to have both; to possess both; to combine with

1

teacher (classroom)

4

don't you think?; indicates question

1

annual (plant); first-year student

4

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

1

surname; family name; last name

1

that sort of; like that

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

4

there, there

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

2

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

to wave one's hand

1

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

1

village

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

3

class

13

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

3

subject; curriculum

1

English (language)

1

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

2

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

2

student days

1

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

4

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

9

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

3