jpdb beta

you

6

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

3

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

article; news story; report; account

18

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

9

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

page

3

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

2

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

3

why; how

5

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

2

title

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

rare; seldom

3

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

precocity; early ripening; premature development

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

3

to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected

1

father

7

exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

2

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

panda

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

2

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

pro wrestling; professional wrestling

2

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

desk

1

journal; magazine; periodical

2

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

heading; headline; index; headword

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

to become; to amount to

6

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

9

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

5

to look into; to peer in

2

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1