jpdb beta

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

7

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

2

peak; peek

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

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

7

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

consumption; expenditure

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

years later

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

only; nothing but

1

input

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

7

yes; that is so

1

terrace

1

brushwood; firewood

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

little by little

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

1

tiny; little; wee

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

3

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

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

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

college of the arts; university of the arts; art university

4

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

3

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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