jpdb beta

both (people); the two of them

9

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

2

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

1

chance meeting

3

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

5

one's long-cherished desire

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

1

report; information

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

4

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

4

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

2

in fact

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

2

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

6

final form

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

fate; destiny; predestination

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

spider's thread; spider silk

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

2

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

2

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

2

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

2

leavings; leftovers

1

efficiency

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

resources

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1