jpdb beta

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

5

continuation; succession; series

2

little girl

2

murder case

1

I; me

695

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

this person

1

work; job; labor; work

32

the end

4

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

4

magazine

5

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

39

criticism; commentary; review

8

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

fashion magazine

2

maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress

2

free (of charge); gratuitous

2

PR; public relations

1

page

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

16

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

5

Japan

3

pop music; popular music

1

kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

1

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

hard rock

1

anorak

2

ethnic music

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

10

allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

2

four years

1

one third; a third part

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

16

national holiday; public holiday

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

5

two thirds

2

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

going through; going via; going by way of

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

5

autumn; fall

4

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

finding employment; getting a job

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

8

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

11