jpdb beta

this year

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

2

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

6

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

2

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

2

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

3

redoing; doing over again

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

7

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

5

drainage

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

gravel path; gravel road

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

7

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

3

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

3

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

2

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

4

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

huh?; what's up?

1

cough; coughing; tussis

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

abrupt; sudden

2

to catch a cold

6

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

1

nasal voice

1

congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia

1

is something that; is that which

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

2