jpdb beta

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

2

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

2

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

whatever

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

related to; in relation to

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

number of years

1

script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books

32

how; in what way

1

to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

1

child; childish person; immature person

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

1

reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

5

incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)

1

dreamy state of mind

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

1

school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

1

categorize

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

1

power word

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

2

to overhear

4

cycle

2

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

2

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

mere; only a ...

2

nonstandard; substandard

2

hot

2

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

1

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

1

to hear of; to learn of

1

hard to imagine

1

offensive; aggressive

1

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

1