jpdb beta

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

Hisashi

6

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

's house; 's home

1

drinking at home (as opposed to going out)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

10

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

10

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

musical composition; tune

2

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

3

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

4

breakfast

2

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

4

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

3

tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

8

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

place; location; room; space; sumo tournament

1

senior high school student

1

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

1

on the way home from school

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

3

auntie; older woman

1

large serving; large portion

1

(cow's) milk

6

after school (at the end of the day)

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

5

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir

1

minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

1

to; towards; for

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