jpdb beta

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

2

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

2

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

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

4

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

6

going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

2

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

1

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

money; metal

9

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

church school

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

23

school

8

funds; capital

3

assistance; aid; support

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

8

money

3

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

8

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

6

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

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

person of common sense; common sense man

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

3

salary; wages; pay

2

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

12

(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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)

3

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

1

participation; joining; entry

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

7

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

to be worried; to be troubled

3

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

19

proposal; proposition; suggestion

2

thought; consideration; thinking

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

4