jpdb beta

karuna (compassion)

1

tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track

3

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

Nara (city, prefecture)

2

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

2

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

1

island country

3

toy box; toy chest

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

part-time job; side job

5

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

6

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

1

assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room

7

if it's the case

8

one's own room

1

moderation; standard

1

pleasant; charming

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

1

(social) class; rank; grade

10

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

agreement; stipulation; contract

3

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

pressure; oppression; suppression

1

disorderly crowd; mob; rabble

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to drag out

2

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

2

oblique line; forward slash

1

road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting

2

24 hours; twenty-four hours

4

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

13

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

2

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

3

to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

1

to find fault with; to question

1

impregnable

4

mere child's play

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

2

garden lantern; hanging lantern

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

2

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

4

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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