jpdb beta

nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)

1

start of work; commencement; opening

1

bell; bel; B

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

to pass each other; to cross paths

1

slim

2

blue jeans

5

tennis shoes

10

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

3

to take a roll call; to take the register

1

desk; copy editor

4

attendance or absence

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

3

heartbeat

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

pain; agony; bitterness

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

to cast down one's eyes

1

without

4

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

to approach; to draw near

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

4

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

7

blackboard

3

absentmindedness; peace of mind

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

7

university entrance examination

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

4

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

in many cases

1

exam study guide; cram book

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

5

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

space; room; airspace

2

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

3

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

5

bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

1