jpdb beta

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

3

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

7

social system

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

5

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

1

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

1

middle class

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

2

left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field

1

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

1

your opinion

2

economist

1

helix

6

writing; book

2

factory worker

1

true state; actual condition; reality

2

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

4

for work; in a manner related to work

1

this sort of

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

6

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

week

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

3

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

we; us

6

to feel as though ...

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

3

socialism

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

1

idealistic thought (argument)

1

urbanization; urbanisation

1

increase in population; population growth

1

fishing village

2

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

3

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

to establish; to formulate

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

to become better; to improve

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1