jpdb beta

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

3

reluctant (to part)

1

coffee

6

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

17

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

5

to take time

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

6

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

6

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

6

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

8

tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab

4

to hand (over); to deliver in person

5

while; even though; despite

6

senior high school; high school

3

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

2

going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

2

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

3

oh, yes?; really?

9

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

2

intonation

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

mother

6

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

1

was

10

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

4

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

way of talking; speaking style

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

7

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

12

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

3

living by oneself; living alone

1

that's so, isn't it

3

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

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)

11

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

3

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

2

Tokyo

1

to move (house); to change residence

3

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

2