jpdb beta

tyrant; despot

1

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

5

evening meal; dinner; supper

2

mathematics

1

geography

1

contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period

1

Japanese history; history of Japan

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

1

five o'clock

1

5th day of the month; five days

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

1

desk

1

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

19

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

2

society; company; the public; the world

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

within; inside of; less than

2

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

2

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

7

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

3

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

school term; semester

1

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

1

central government agencies; central bureaucracy

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

elite

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee

1

regular position; position with a prospect of promotion

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

salary; wages; pay

2

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

2

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

4

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

traffic accident

1

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

1

(state of) unconsciousness

1

serious condition; critical condition

1

despair; hopelessness

1

civil service examination

2

admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

1

university graduate; having graduated from university

2

(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary

1