jpdb beta

both; (not) either

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

tee-hee

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

6

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

7

forehead; brow

10

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

6

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

3

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

3

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

4

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

12

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

3

bobbed hairstyle; short bob

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

a few years ago; some years back

1

wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

1

full dress; formal dress; uniform

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

11

summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

18

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

3

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

to like; to prefer

2

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

2

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

10

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

to do

3

what sort; what kind

3

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

10

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

4

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

5

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

season; time of year

4

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

4

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

9

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

1

period; term; interval

4

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

3

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3