jpdb beta

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

library; book collection; paperback book

2

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

3

second

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

Grand Prix; grand prize

1

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

this occasion; at this time; now

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

6

thank you very much

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

4

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

1

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

1

editorial department

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

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

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

thank you

2

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

Matarō

1

this time; now

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

1

thank you

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

3

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

family

1