jpdb beta

reason; pretext; motive

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

3

department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

1

document; official papers

5

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

2

results; record; grades; marks

1

public (institution)

1

selection; choice; picking out

1

to pass (examination)

2

private (establishment)

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

taboo word

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

trio

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

digital camera

1

trial; test

1

takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

photogenicity

2

not caring; not giving a damn

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon

2

one week

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

to overcut

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to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

phew; whew

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

1

Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)

4

to pamper; to spoil

1

bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

3

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

bye; see you later

2

brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1