jpdb beta

big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly

1

humble; modest

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

2

captain

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

2

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

fundamental; basic

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

to be helpful; to be useful

3

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

arithmetic; calculation

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

3

(young) girl; maiden; young lady

1

kanji; Chinese character

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

2

syllabus

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

2

being very popular; being in great demand

1

you can do it if you try

1

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1

quiz

1

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

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

internationalization; internationalisation

1

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

2

foreign country

1

teaching materials

1

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

1

to point at

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

pronunciation; production of sound

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

1

chimes; toll of a bell

1

hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

1

sutra

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

5

(it was) not until; (it was) only when

1

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

1