jpdb beta

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to win; to gain victory

6

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

directly opposite; right in front

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

6

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

4

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

3

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

power balance; balance of power

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

3

sense of balance

1

attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

graduate student

4

first meeting; first interview with

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

2

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

16

age; years

5

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

3

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

7

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE

4

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

5

to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

1

(most) basic of basics

1

to be silent; to say nothing

2

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

sympathy; empathy; response

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

1

however; because; as

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

2

short time

1