jpdb beta

rather; better

3

(social) class; rank; grade

1

to change one's mind

2

equality; impartiality; evenness

2

rather than (do ...)

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

2

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

just a little

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

solution; way out

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding

1

this time; now

2

update

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

2

internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)

1

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

2

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

3

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

3

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

1

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

1

brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

2

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

2

to turn one's face away

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

3

English(-language) literature; British literature

2

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

3

just because; even if; even though

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

2

list; wrist

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

listener's role

2

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

1

how many hours

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one

1

user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client

1

how many; how old

2

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

schedule; program; calendar

2

investment

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

ability; faculty

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