jpdb beta

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

2

he; she; that guy

4

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

2

joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

3

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

23

choosing one from among several; multiple choice

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

4

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

foundation; basis

7

on inquiry; if inquiring

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

2

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

judgment paper; judgement paper

1

writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

1

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

4

modern Japanese; current written style

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

4

reading and writing

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

3

review; rehearsal

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

timing

11

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

fatal; lethal

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

reward; prize

4

really; truly; indeed; good grief

7

to have a talk; to tell a story

4

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

9

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

18

hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

5

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

6

battery; battery; pitcher and catcher

1

charging (electrically); electrification

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1