jpdb beta

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

3

school term; semester

1

precocity; early ripening; premature development

3

year end

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

11

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

2

very loud voice

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

18

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

alarm clock

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

8

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

coin; token; slug

12

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

2

ten times

3

Pi (3.1415926..)

1

living space

6

must not; do not

1

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

1

neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood

1

winning ticket; lucky number

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

7

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

2

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

1

orphan; person without friends

1

a help; assistance

2

calling by name; designation; nomination

3

business suit

4

adviser; advisor; consultant

2

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

1

volunteer

3

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

3

indirectly; obliquely

3

work-in-progress; working state

2

crabbily; unsociably

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

2

motion

4

adult male; man

14

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

1

government office; public office

1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

6

to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

2

the more one looks (at it) the more...

1

racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels

1

small change; coins; small sum of money

1

can; tin; canned food

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1