jpdb beta

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

16

language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

8

having said that; on the other hand

2

simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

8

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

3

word; vocabulary

24

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

15

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

11

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

2

to shake off; to throw off

3

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

3

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to pose

5

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

10

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

5

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

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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only; merely; but; no more than

2

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

3

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

13

older employee who does not have much actual work

33

then; well; so; be; is

22

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

4

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

to remake; to rebuild

1

to frown; to squint

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

5

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

4

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

20

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

to sell

1

(a) few; some; several

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

4

to shake one's head

3

various types

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

15

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

3

game

2

code; password; cipher

2

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

language

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

5

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

3