jpdb beta

way; method; means; resource; course

4

crime; offence; offense

15

learning ability

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

handcuffs; manacles

1

leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

22

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

20

uneasy

1

front; frontage; facade; main

6

to sit down

3

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

one's twenties

2

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3

features

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

9

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

2

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

6

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

9

already; too late

31

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

5

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

122

desk

8

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

18

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

16

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

3

five; 5

41

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

11

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

25

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

2

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

1

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

2

ahead; before; ago

5

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3

immaturity; infancy

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

2

dependence

1

private university

1

after graduation

1

Tokyo

12

insurance company

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

one year; some time ago

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

15

retirement; resignation

3