jpdb beta

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

2

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

3

island country

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

1

Mother Teresa (1910-1997; Albanian‑Indian Catholic nun)

1

Calcutta (India)

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

Columbus; Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)

1

American continent; the Americas

1

Madame Curie; Marie Curie; Maria Skłodowska Curie

1

radium (Ra)

1

polonium (Po)

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

3

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to correct oneself; to restate

1

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

1

prostitution

1

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

1

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

collection box

1

10 yen coin

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

16

absorption; suction; attraction

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

4

mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

1

otherwise; if not; or else

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

affirmation; affirmative

7

to have a hard time of it

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

2

as a child; when one was a child

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

greater than ...; bigger ...

1

close to the ear

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

3