jpdb beta

writing; composition; essay; sentence

2

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

3

intelligence

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

one's home; one's house

3

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

map

1

demand for; request

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

4

second year of high school; second-year high-school student

2

knowing; (an) acquaintance

4

unrelated

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

4

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

2

something like ...; something called ...

10

(within a) city; local

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

4

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

16

Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

5

hospice

4

bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white

1

lobby; lounge

2

colour; color; hue; tints

4

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

2

to hang on the wall

2

snow-laden sky

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

56

patient

4

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

3

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

1

narration

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

18

coercive; overbearing

2

to surround; to crowd around

5

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

4

over one's shoulder

7

nickname

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

3

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

10