jpdb beta

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

therefore; consequently

3

honour; honor

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

chance; opportunity

6

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

4

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

1

law; rule

2

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

5

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)

1

Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri

2

thriller (movie, story)

2

Taguchi Randi (1956-)

6

trauma (usu. psychological)

20

talk; recital; narration; topic

4

Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake

5

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

specialist

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

to swim

3

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

1

successor

2

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

5

depression

3

coming out (as gay, etc.)

2

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

2

to start running

1

bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)

3

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)

1

financier; business leader

1

collaboration

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

12

of course; certainly; naturally

7

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

3

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

2

camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

6