jpdb beta

confession

1

olden days; former

11

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

6

major subject; special study

3

to be common

4

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

3

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

8

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

4

dealing with; coping with

8

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

9

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

5

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

2

subject of research

1

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

rarely; seldom

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

13

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

1

value; worth; merit

8

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

ancient times

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

7

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

2

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

7

cycle

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

fundamental; basic

2

nature; property; disposition

8

soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

environment; circumstance

6

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

1

bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity

1

in many cases

2

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

10

to gather; to collect; to assemble

7

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

4

in addition; besides

3

gain; profit

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

I see; that's right; indeed

10

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

4

we; us

8