jpdb beta

mass communication; mass media

10

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

4

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

14

really; truly; indeed; good grief

3

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

12

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

6

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

5

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

16

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

4

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

2

within the family; in the home; domestic

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

8

two

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

9

please (give me); please (do for me)

8

children; kids

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

44

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

14

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

home; household; family; hearth

1

then; well; so; well then

4

putting off; postponing

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

2

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

2

National Center Test for University Admissions

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

3

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

3

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

6

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

4

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

secret; secrecy

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

4

nervous

1

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

3