jpdb beta

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

3

such; like that; that sort of

1

being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

of great promise; with a promising future

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning

1

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

parents; both parents

5

disinheritance; disowning

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

12

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

smile

7

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

4

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

to hurt; to smart; to sting

3

to get dry

1

hair ornament

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

10

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

4

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

1

eastern part; the east (of a region)

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

3

brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant

1

to go into a huddle

1

outside the country; abroad

1

immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant

1

downtown

1

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

3

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

4

and yet; despite (all) that

1

delivery

7

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

2

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

3

ten; 10; ten years of age

3

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

both (people); the two of them

6

to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

4