jpdb beta

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

principal; headmaster

5

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

position of power

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

2

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

safety; security

2

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

baby; infant

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

news; word; tidings; omen

2

to be overcome with emotion

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

of all people

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

several days later

1

half century

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

7

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

letter of resignation

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

3

worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion

1

long time; many years

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1