jpdb beta

secondary; subordinate

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

promoted pawn

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

abrupt; sudden

1

album

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

1

around ...; or so

1

disregarding; ignoring

1

to reread; to read again

2

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

youthful; young; young-looking

1

impression

3

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

opposite direction

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

to speak the truth

1

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

to change one's mind

2

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

midterm examination

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

to feel depressed

1

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

5

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

to lean against; to set against

1

men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

sneaker; sneakers

2

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance

1

Joukawa

1

acquaintance

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1