jpdb beta

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

14

finish; end; completion; result

1

tie; necktie

2

leather shoes; leather boots

1

wax (for polishing)

1

swept back hair

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

borrowing

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

4

school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers

1

plain knot

1

Windsor knot

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

to take out; to drag out

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

4

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

5

had better do so

3

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

2

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

8

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

4

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

finger; toe; digit

13

positioning

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

3

chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle

2

week

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

slow pace

3

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

3

manly; boyish

1

older brother; elder brother

2

younger sister

6

older brother and younger sister

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

lecturer

2

paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

2

bright; cheerful

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

5

queer; odd; fantastic

2

children's story; fairy tale

2

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

2

several tens

3

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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