jpdb beta

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

2

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

2

despair; hopelessness

3

sense of defeat

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

therefore; consequently

1

he; him; boyfriend

5

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

4

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

oneself; myself

2

synchronization; synchronized swimming

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

5

writing (e.g. as a profession)

12

good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

two o'clock

3

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

4

end; break

1

comfortable; pleasant

1

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4

to come back

3

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

5

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

strong; intense; severe

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

6

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

street; quarter; district; area

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

7

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

6

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

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

12

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

that sort of; like that

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

chance; opportunity

3

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

3

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1