jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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at that time; that time

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air

1

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

1

broadcasting rights

1

fee; charge; rate; material

2

next month

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

2

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

1

before long; even now

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity

1

population; common talk

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

5

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

late-arriving person

1

dealing with; coping with

1

promoted pawn

1

super express

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

2

convenience store

3

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

3

bra

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

female high-school student

2

laughing foolishly; cackling

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

to sit down

3

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

1

to make a sound

3

near; close; beside; third person

2

snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie

2

lip balm; chapstick

1

eye drops; eyewash

1

axe; ax; hatchet

18

drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread

1

wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue

1

hand-towel

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

immediate reply

2

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

1