jpdb beta

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

4

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

reading comprehension

1

in this case

2

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

should; must; ought to

3

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

2

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

1

senior high school student

2

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

gross national product; GNP

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

Yokkaichi asthma

1

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; OPEC

1

agrarian reform

1

Korean War (1950-1953)

1

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1

wages; pay; rental payment

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

2

politics; government

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

constitution; rules; regulation

1

human rights; civil liberties

1

international law; law of nations

1

pollution; public nuisance; contamination

1

tax; duty

1

labor problem; labour problem

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

science and technology; technology; scientific techniques

1

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

youth; adolescence

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

3

Socrates; Sokrates

4

Confucius

1

Adam Smith

1

Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus

1

Freud; Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939; Austrian neurologist)

1

Jung

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1