jpdb beta

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

5

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

3

Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

to live; to reside; to inhabit

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)

4

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1

one year; some time ago

9

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

youngest child

2

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

1

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

1

even

3

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

place; room; margin; scope

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

4

report; information

3

duty; role; function

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

9

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

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

21

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

2

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

small talk; chat; gossip

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

8

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

rarely; seldom

2

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

2

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

11

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

hotel

3