jpdb beta

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

2

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

3

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

2

bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

3

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

4

full dress; formal dress; uniform

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

gentleman

2

with these words; while saying

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

3

feelings of guilt

1

to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

4

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

6

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

1

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

1

to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

to be deep in talk

1

to catch a cold

1

scruff of the neck

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

1

on the way home from school

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

3

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint

1

family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

1

shopping mall

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

12

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

4

to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

3

it's already too late

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

hot milk; warmed milk

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2