jpdb beta

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

1

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

11

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden

4

exit; way out; outlet; vent

7

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

14

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

pet; trumpet

1

for use as food; edible

1

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

1

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

7

to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

2

rebirth; new birth; nascent

1

effective; successful

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

7

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

9

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

2

help-wanted advertisement; job advertisement; want ad

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

newspaper

4

advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

5

interview (e.g. for a job)

14

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

6

entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)

5

Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

3

to annoy; to cause trouble

1

hindrance; impediment

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

6

without permission; without notice

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

5

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

4

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2

solo

3

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

3

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

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