jpdb beta

three; three years of age

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

well, I must admit ...

1

sphere; circle; range; category

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

senior high school student

4

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

and then; after that

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

newspaper

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to be found; to be discovered

2

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

1

rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

4

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

2

butter

3

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

4

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

3

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

7

thanks

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

kanji; Chinese character

1

soldier

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

within a school

1

censorship; inspection; examination

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

5

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

3

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

free speech; freedom of speech

1

even

3

revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

go home; get out

3

goodness; excellence; virtue

1

hope; wish; aspiration

5

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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