jpdb beta

eleven o'clock

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele

1

drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

3

last train (of the day)

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

capsule hotel

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

9

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

7

one week

1

5th day of the month; five days

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

night; evening; dinner

4

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

23

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

next morning

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

5

protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

10

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

9

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

9

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

9

maternity nerves; maternity neurosis

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

21

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

2

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

7

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

9

experience

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

9

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

6

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

5

if it is (the case that ...)

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

12

testimony; (verbal) evidence

4

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

5

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

a bit more; a bit longer

9

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

5

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)

10

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

5

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

6

to sniffle; to snivel

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

to get in touch with

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

5

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

2