jpdb beta

research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study

1

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

1

wedding ring; wedding band

1

bridesmaid

2

baby girl; primary schoolgirl

1

precocious; precocious child

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

skull; cranium

2

wedding ring

1

young businessman

3

youth; young man

2

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

2

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

2

one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company

1

reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married

1

marriage; matrimony

1

age of consent

1

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

2

carrying out to the end; bringing to completion

1

(world of) politics; political world; political circles

1

astronaut

1

high speed

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

Europe

1

to focus on particular aspects of things

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

1

changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

3

Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration

1

companion; company; tritagonist

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

1

interstellar

5

one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended

1

art club

2

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

ostentation; display

1

needs; demands; requests

1

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1

to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

2

job hunting; job searching

1

selection; screening

1

counter for questions

3

radio programme; radio program

1

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1