jpdb beta

opinion; idea

1

being alive

1

existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

1

existence

1

coexistence

2

existing; living; extant

4

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

3

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

3

adds force or indicates command

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

5

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

5

heading; headline; index; headword

5

traditional; conventional

4

preference; priority; precedence

1

should do; ought to do

3

reader

2

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

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

5

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

2

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

to answer; to reply

5

half century

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

4

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

7

even now; still; as yet

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

4

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

6

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

6

example; illustration

5

Heian period (794-1185)

4

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

3

variation; variant pattern

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

at that time; in those days

3

Japanese Language Council

3

again and again; repeatedly

1

the fifth

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

2