jpdb beta

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

to issue a manifesto; to appeal

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

fourth-year student

3

research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project

2

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

23

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

4

fire; flame; blaze

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

6

to hold in one's mouth

1

writer

1

smoking

2

smoking area; smoking corner

2

study; research; investigation

1

attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

1

during; for the duration of

1

20 years old

1

birthday

2

law

2

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

10

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

3

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

3

to divert; to distract

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

since when; from when; how long

3

first year of high school; first-year high school student

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

quiz

1

unluckily

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

jealousy; envy

1

20 percent

1