jpdb beta

Asia

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

1

wandering

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

travel; trip; journey

1

process; course; mechanism

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

working away from home

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

4

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

life on the run

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

1

appearance; air; mien; getup

1

purple; violet

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

1

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

2

impression

1

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

man; male; masculine gender

1

slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

short; brief

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

2

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

2

just before

3

timing

3

apartment building; block of flats; condominium

2

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

2

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

to frown; to scowl

2

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

rice field

2

suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

2

operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

till just now

1

several months

1

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

1