jpdb beta

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

now; nowadays

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

1

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

3

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

2

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

3

to hide; to conceal

2

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

now; come (now); well

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

society; the world; the times

2

how; in what way; how about

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

like this; this sort; this way

2

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

2

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

2

educational institution; school; academy; campus

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

the Japanese islands

1

dividing into parts

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

2

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

3

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

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