jpdb beta

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

4

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

trifles; minor details

1

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

3

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

4

bench

2

gentleman

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to start eating

2

idealistic thought (argument)

1

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

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

8

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

3

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

3

changing schools

1

dialect; provincialism

1

pain; agony; bitterness

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

work; job; labor; work

2

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

3

to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

1

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

1

discord; antagonism

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

5

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

classmate

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

4

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

puberty; adolescence

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

in the meantime; meanwhile

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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