jpdb beta

catch; playing catch

5

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

2

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

3

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

2

bag

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

1

glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

3

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

(romantic) love

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

why; how; for what reason

1

baseball

3

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

1

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

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

amateur baseball; sandlot baseball

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

as a child; when one was a child

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

2

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

8

oh, yes?; really?

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

1

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

8

Reiko

2

child; children

6

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

two o'clock

1

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

6

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

4

to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

4

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)

1

sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

4

(doing) together

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

to do so; to do thus

4

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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