jpdb beta

to teach; to take a teaching job

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

6

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

6

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

email address

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

11

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

8

male friend; man friend

3

to address

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

22

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

4

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

10

many; numerous

1

hard struggle; strenuous effort

6

history

7

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

1

to rack one's brains

1

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

8

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

5

to take a breath; to take a short rest

29

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

inevitable; necessary

2

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

10

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

8

sleepover; overnight stay

3

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

24

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

7

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

4

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

14

to turn one's face away

4

study; pursuit of knowledge

3

no exception; without exception; always the same

2

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

huge; gargantuan

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

9

deep black

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

9

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

2

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

3

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

7

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

112

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

19

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

3

historic; historical

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

13

to be to the point; to be pertinent

3

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2