jpdb beta

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

4

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

3

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

4

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

2

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

3

hint; clue

1

Sunday

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

2

scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

1

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

1

to repeat; to do over again

3

to slip off

2

Ikebukuro

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

2

to be in high spirits

1

(dead) end; end of the line

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows

1

empty lot; vacant plot of land

1

less than; under; below

1

musical composition; tune

1

file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file

3

to continue to increase; to continue to mount

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

east entrance; east exit

1

meeting place

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

summer

6

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

sleeveless clothing

1

mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair

1

cardigan

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

vitality; (one's) life force

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

south

2

Indian cuisine; Indian cooking; Indian food

2

store; shop; restaurant

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1