jpdb beta

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

2

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

article; news story; report; account

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

1

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to express (in words); to confess

1

to have (something) innate; to be born with

1

bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

1

Ira

1

friend

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

three years

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

3

Kuroiwa

5

pain; agony; bitterness

1

to vomit; to spit out

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

9

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

1

as you see; as you can see

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

2

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

to expel; to drive out

1

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

4

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

1

self-conceit; pride

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

older sister

5

gently; quietly; calmly

1

one year; some time ago

2

older; senior

4

elder sister; effeminate man

2