jpdb beta

reading

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

our country; our land; one's own country

4

basic research

1

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

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

2

top-class

1

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

2

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

fatal; lethal

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

manipulation; puppet

1

clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)

3

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

7

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

doctor's rounds (in hospital)

1

time; hour; period; class

3

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

4

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

2

support; backing; patronage

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

6

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

putting off; postponing

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

3

(one's) life

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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

3