jpdb beta

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

literally; to the letter; literal

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

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

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

8

to stop crying; to cry oneself out

1

God; god; ace; king; superior person

8

the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

1

number of days; period of days; daily interest rate

2

to approach

1

parents; both parents

1

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

6

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

2

to make an appearance

2

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

1

neon sign

2

buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

return; coming back

3

in front of a station

2

setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

3

parent and child

1

tennis racket

1

girls' high school

2

life; living; I; me; student

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

2

cable broadcast

1

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

2

pedestrian traffic

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

street light

1

fourth day of the month; four days

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

4

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

11

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

2

sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

shopping centre; shopping center; mall

1

just one person; only one

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1