jpdb beta

future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

2

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

(Western) soup

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing

1

school

4

Ikuseigakkou

1

facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

1

to fit; to suit

4

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

1

society; the world; the times

1

graduate; alumnus; alumna

1

jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

3

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

13

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

1

relation; connection; relevance

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

6

desk

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

2

supply; supplying; replenishment

1

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

derailment; digression; deviation

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

village

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

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

6

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

mother; wife

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

3

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

6

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

1

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child

1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

1

how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the

1

glutton; gourmand

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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