jpdb beta

clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

2

the sun

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

11

regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

2

herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous

1

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

4

connivance; overlooking

1

lecturer

6

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

4

self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

4

one or two; a few; small number

1

contours of one's body; figure

4

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

3

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

charisma

2

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

3

military commander

2

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

1

knowledge; information

12

grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

3

National Center Test for University Admissions

19

hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment

4

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

7

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

5

modern Japanese; current written style

2

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

2

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

2

all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)

1

common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

1

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

1

congratulation; celebration

1

drifting; drift; being adrift

1

East Asia

1

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

1

countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

5

geometry

1

figure; shape; graphic

3

pi

2

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

2

biochemistry

1

untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

1

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

2

still; even now

2

competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

1