jpdb beta

society; public; community; social studies

1

frequent; common; usual

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

trouble

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

had better ...; had better not ...

2

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

risk

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

to show; to display

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

4

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

5

olden days; former

1

adoption (of a person)

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

holding on to; sticking to

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

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

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2