jpdb beta

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

8

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

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

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

4

pace

1

after

2

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

2

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

2

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

return to school

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

3

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

one year; some time ago

1

New Year's Eve

2

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

3

to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

1

late; slowly

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

1

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

1

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

Shinto shrine

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

every year; yearly; annually

1

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

1

mother; wife

2

good luck to come (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck

1

bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

7

this year

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

first shrine visit of the New Year

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1