jpdb beta

sleep

5

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

2

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

7

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

to apologize; to apologise

5

that; the matter in question

4

friend; acquaintance

2

to be mad about; to be hooked on

2

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

full

1

shortest distance (to)

1

graduation certificate; diploma; testamur

2

attendance; presence; appearance

1

to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade

1

waste of time

1

OK; okay

1

winter

2

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

1

DynaBook

1

100,000; hundred thousand

4

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

Internet

15

to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth

1

offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward

1

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

20

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

13

adult site; adult website; pornographic website

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

6

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

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

3

traffic violation

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

page

10

law

6

secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening

1

sharing; share (on social media); market share

3

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

6

early in the morning

1

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

9

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

11

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

dawning (of a new era); dawn

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

Arkansas (state)

1

private university

1