jpdb beta

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

temperature

1

prison; jail; gaol

1

throat; singing voice

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

1

to be contrary to one's expectations

1

to be badly made; to fail

4

every evening; night after night

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

3

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

bright; intelligent

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

skipping a grade

2

to rank next to; to come after

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

age 10

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD

2

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

1

sperm bank; semen bank; cryobank

1

artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI

1

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

2

fruit of love; children

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

to be born; to come into this world

1

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

4

inferior goods; defective product; defective goods

1

disappointment; despair

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

5

to grow old

1

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

8

concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization

1

to bring someone along

3

catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

1

countries all over the world; all the countries of the world

1