jpdb beta

two weeks; fortnight

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

horror

1

graph paper; section paper

1

grinning; smirking

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

5

special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director

3

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

platform; home; home base; home plate

1

to thrust down; to push off

2

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

automatic; intransitive verb

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

mission; delegation; transmission

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

3

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

period; term; interval

1

not understanding; not knowing

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

leftovers (esp. food); remnants

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

only; merely; but; no more than

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

small; little; tiny

2

electricity; (electric) light

1

sewing; needlework

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

3

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

plate; dish

4

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

2

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

3

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2