jpdb beta

ambitious; motivated; willful

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

4

institute; academy

4

lawn; sod; turf

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

7

to lie down (and rest)

6

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

3

sharp; keen; acute

2

the five senses

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

6

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

4

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

5

to find fault with; to question

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

4

suspicious person

5

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

9

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

14

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

5

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

9

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

5

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

lecture hall; lecture room

1

large number (of); many; majority

6

student (esp. a university student)

14

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

low voice; whisper

2

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

8

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

back; behind; rear

34

lecture

2

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

4

besides; in addition; also; moreover

3

while in class

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

15

blackboard

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

4

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

9

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

11

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

2

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1