jpdb beta

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

modern Japanese; current written style

2

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

electronic data

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

to be accepted by a university

1

individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction

1

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

match; game; bout; contest

2

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

1

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

10

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

5

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

4

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

forevermore; for eternity

1

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

insurance; guarantee

1

medical expenses; doctor's bill

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

1

actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

3

after a short pause

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

to open one's eyes wide

2

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

work experience; work history

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

shall; should; must

3

to go; to come

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

2

corner; nook; recess

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

1

nice; good; well-executed

2

cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)

1

nimble; quick; agile

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

4