jpdb beta

polish; refinement

4

intellectual

4

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

3

freedom; liberty

34

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

26

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

private university

1

metropolis; big city

2

cultural

2

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

7

compared to

3

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

46

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

1

huge; big; gargantuan

2

provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

to remain; to be left

47

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

12

even if not; even without

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

14

to ask; to enquire; to query

2

to answer; to reply

11

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

38

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

6

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

5

to graduate from a university

5

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

3

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

4

to go out and away; to leave

7

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

6

regret; repentance

1

seminar

1

I see; that's right; indeed

8

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

5

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

4

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

29

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

28

nature; property; disposition

2

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

3

determination; resolution

11

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

3

one hour

11

always; at any time

2

to return; to come back

13

school of one's (first, second) choice

1

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

3

not necessarily so; is not always true

3