jpdb beta

big; large; great

2

meaning; significance

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

5

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

reporter

1

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

1

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics

7

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

handmade; homemade

1

cigarette; cigar

1

too (much); overly; excessively

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

7

library

3

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

1

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

sofa; couch

1

darkish; dusky; dark; murky

2

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

4

small number; few; minority

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

nine o'clock

3

to expel; to drive out

1

school gate

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

2

school building; schoolhouse

2

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

4

desk

3

short; brief

2

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

1

graveyard; cemetery

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

4

to get going; to start off

1

drowsily; nodding off

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag

5

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

1

passing by

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1