jpdb beta

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

3

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

third-year student

1

student in a lower grade; underclassman

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

to mumble; to mutter

2

smoked glass; tinted glass

1

to notify; to advise; to inform

1

sign; signal; cue

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

4

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

1

perfect; complete

6

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

4

true friendship

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

6

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

kitchen

4

almost; roughly; approximately

5

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

4

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

2

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

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

2

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

cooking; food preparation

3

cooking practice; (school) cooking class

1

corner; nook; recess

2

table

6

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

6

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

group; mass

3

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

loud voice

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

2

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

it seems that; as if

2

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

4

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

3

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

3