jpdb beta

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

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

1

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

35

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

wild joy; ecstasy

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

5

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

14

good news; happy news; glad tidings

4

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

4

standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

27

to grow angry; to display one's anger

3

you

16

money

9

national university

2

studying very hard; studying like mad

1

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

3

Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)

6

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

21

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

2

tuition; school expenses

2

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising

1

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

6

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

teacher; instructor

4

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

5

public (institution)

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

4

national; founded and run by the central government

3

opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

7

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

English (language)

1

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

1

to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)

2

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

2

information; news; report; reward; retribution

4

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

4

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

reading with pleasure

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

5

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

3

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

3

postcard; memo; note; card

2

study room

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1