jpdb beta

best

5

economical; efficient; lean; compact

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

1

rationalism

2

shorter way; shortcut

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

3

gargling; rinsing one's mouth

1

mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster

1

temporary closure

1

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

foundation; basis

1

order; command; directions; instructions

4

to give birth to; to have a stomachache

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

5

uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely

1

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

2

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

1

perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent

2

person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

2

point-scoring; scoring Brownie points

1

reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

3

question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

2

past exam questions

1

text; textbook

1

similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain

1

skating (esp. ice); skate; skates

1

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

report card

1

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

2

black kite (Milvus migrans)

1

counter for birds or rabbits

2

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

6

school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

2

private (establishment)

8

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

2

obscure; vague; ambiguous

1

big event

1

vast; boundless; vague; obscure

2

law of conservation of mass

2

commencing with; including

1

basic rule; ground rule

1

teacher; instructor

28

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

2

current issues; current topics

1

news programme; news program

2

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

6

to project; to stick out; to stand out

1