jpdb beta

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

3

results; record; grades; marks

2

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

roaring

3

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

3

(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day

4

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

3

direct

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

marriage

2

mother

1

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)

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

joke

2

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

forced; compulsory

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

thought; consideration; thinking

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

she; her; girlfriend

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

2

madness; insanity

1