jpdb beta

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

10

was

4

(one's) self; oneself

3

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

5

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

2

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

6

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

to join hands (with)

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

13

guess; conjecture

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

2

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

2

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

8

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

8

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

15

pistol

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

5

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

4

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

45

to get a late start

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

8

smartphone; smart phone

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

4

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

smartphone; smart phone

11

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

11

to be out of breath

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

4

compared to

1

there is nothing

3

borrowed thing

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

good luck; fortune

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

to come back

11

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

12

to occur; to happen

4

thank you; thanks

10

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

5