jpdb beta

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

6

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

6

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

2

dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

14

single-mother household; fatherless family

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

two persons; two people; pair; couple

4

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

3

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

3

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

3

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

and then; after that

1

audition

2

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

2

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

4

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

1

to remain; to be left

2

senior high school; high school

3

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

3

hospitalization; hospitalisation

1

money

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

3

temporary absence from school

2

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

2

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

3

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

7

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

8

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

3

20 years old

2

old woman; hag; old bag

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

4

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1