jpdb beta

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

3

child

3

hostage

3

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

they; them

18

preschool education; early childhood education

2

correspondence course

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

26

opening a school

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

6

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

3

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

being carried out; being put into practice; in operation

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

same number

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

3

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

16

to send in

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

3

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

4

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

2

infants; babies and very young children

2

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

leaving one's seat

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

vitality; energy; dynamism

2

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

2

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

2

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

1

first time; first; initial

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

1

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

milk

1

baby food

1

to eat; to drink

2

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

only; nothing but

9

including (in a package); packing together with

1

daily use

1

thin; slim; flat

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

4

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

4