jpdb beta

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

1

subject; curriculum

1

entrance examination

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

2

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

9

to go on reading

1

killing two birds with one stone

4

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

1

notice; notification; report; posting

1

casual speech; peer language; informal language

4

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

3

third person

1

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

5

alliance; union; league

2

to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

1

accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

3

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

2

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

truth; reality

3

being shot; being bombed

1

standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese

1

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

1

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

1

private funds; own funds; private property

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

temple; monk

1

pleasure trip; company (office) trip

1

nervous

2

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

1

center back (soccer)

1

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

5

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

2

slang

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

1

lord of a manor; estate steward

1

thoughts; thinking

2

wish; desire; ambition

2

pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

1

pen

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