jpdb beta

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

5

tidying up; finishing

1

plate; dish

1

to wipe; to dry

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

next year

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

3

then; and (then); in that case; if so

3

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

2

present; gift

1

good correspondent; ready writer

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

parents; both parents

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

that's the way it is; such is life

6

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

1

Lake Mashū

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

1

collection of books; (personal) library

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

1

younger sister

1

walking; going on foot

1

win; victory

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble

1

to the end; to the last

3

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1