jpdb beta

beginning; start; outset

3

in this way; thus; such; uh...

7

to make a speech; to address

1

later

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect

1

adult; grown-up

6

relief; peace of mind

2

the same book; the said book; ibid.

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

6

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

to the end; to the last

3

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

4

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

6

recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment

1

editorial office; editorial department; editorial board

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

5

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

4

to pay

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

1

relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity

1

too much; excessive; too

4

newspaper company

3

magazine (company)

1

comment

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

7

desperate; hopeless

2

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

2

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

5

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

9

half a year; six months

1

Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)

3

magazine

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

3

letter; writings

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

5

reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality

4

to be beyond words; to defy description

1

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

2

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

2

hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd

1

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

1