jpdb beta

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

3

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

portion; section; part

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

2

be; is

6

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

3

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to remain; to be left

2

to look at the long term

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

since; henceforth; ever since

1

library

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

means; method

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

16

one day; (on) a certain day

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

letter; note

2

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

clan

2

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

sharia; shariah; shariat; Islamic law

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

middle and high school; medium and high (level)

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

friend; companion

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

feeling; sense; impression

1

don't you think?; indicates question

6

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

2

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

2

how long since the last time

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1