jpdb beta

at present; now

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

4

just because; even if; even though

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

study; pursuit of knowledge

1

reply; answer; response

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

4

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

2

to mail a letter

1

Jesus (Christ)

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

1

persuasion

15

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

5

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

2

no, not like that (but like this)

1

question mark

1

reputation; respectability

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

headache

1

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

1

admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

4

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

3

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

2

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

concern; interest

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

2

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

another world

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

2

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

2

erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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