jpdb beta

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

3

teaching staff; faculty

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

5

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

2

homeless; homeless person

4

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

2

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

3

hundred; 100

2

bus; bus

1

means of communication

1

indirect

4

very careful; thoroughly prepared

2

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

safety zone; traffic island

12

curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

5

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

6

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

11

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

8

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

2

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

11

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

2

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

offensive; aggressive

1

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

3

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

1

simple; plain

11

inhumane; inhuman

1

reputation; respectability; honour; honor

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

4

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

1

brain science

1

to participate in (as a member); to get involved in

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

2

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

6

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

3

what nationality

1

influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

3

to keep silent

3

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

9

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

direct relation

4

in proportion to; just as much as

4

convenient

3

guess; conjecture

18

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1