jpdb beta

contrastive

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

hence; for that reason

2

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

2

reference book

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history of Japan; Japanese history

2

mathematics; arithmetic

2

modern Japanese; current written style

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

subject; curriculum

4

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

one part; one portion; one section

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

3

to apply; to adapt

1

page

1

telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)

1

Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

3

don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

2

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

history

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

easy to understand

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

efficiency

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

evasion; avoidance

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

1

four people

2

to have a meal together; to sit at table

1

chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

3

window

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

1

orange (color, colour)

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

return; coming back

2

within a school

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