jpdb beta

than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

discarding; firing (an employee)

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

that's the way it is; such is life

3

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

corner of one's eye

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

waste of time

1

outside the company

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

2

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

3

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

2

he; she; that guy

1

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

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

New York

1

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

1

until now; so far; up to the present

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

1

foreign country

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

novel; (short) story

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

originator

1

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

1

address; email address

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

personal computer; PC

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1