jpdb beta

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

3

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

2

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

2

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

tomboy

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

12

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

fate; destiny; lot

2

slave; servant; slavery

1

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

4

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

2

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

3

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

6

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

guidance

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

3

statue; picture; picture revealing character

1

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

1

to fall in love

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

2

good young man; agreeable youth

1

(how) many times; (how) often

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

6

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

3

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

6

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

4

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

8

aspect; phase; condition; modality

2

if it is (the case that ...)

4

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

11

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

with one's own hands

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

2