jpdb beta

head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

7

age; years

1

the same generation; coeval

2

that is to say; so that means

14

five; 5

29

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

3

proper; right; reasonable

3

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

11

reminiscent talk

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

older sister; elder sister

2

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

2

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

to fade; to become dim

8

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

8

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

5

unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

1

game

8

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

means; way; measure

4

birthday

1

Christmas

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

to choose; to select

20

psychic trauma; psychological trauma

3

diagram; graph; schema

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

9

to rely on

1

point in time; occasion

9

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

to get in touch with

2

landing

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

8

nearby place

4

to escape from; to get out

2

to face; to go towards; to head towards

23

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

18

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

7

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

13

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

8

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

4

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

15

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

6

relief; rescue

2

win; victory

3

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

17