jpdb beta

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

2

faint; swoon

2

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

4

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

4

studio apartment; studio flat

1

new building; new construction

1

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

2

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

30

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

3

calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

1

go for it; keep at it

3

guidance; protective custody

6

contact address

3

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

8

scandal

6

right now; just now

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

5

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

most (numerous); largest (number of)

2

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

2

approval rating

2

pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

attempted suicide

4

love passionately; ardent love; devotion

1

killing; murder

2

being good-for-nothing; useless person

2

unanticipated; unexpected

2

where to?; whither?

1

overheated; hyper-; overearnest

1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

2

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint

1

to be smeared; to be covered

2

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

2

infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.

2

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

Midnight Express

2

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

2

as soon as; right after

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

4

decoration; ornament; trimmings

2

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death

1

Asia

2

journal of one's travels

1