jpdb beta

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

secretariat; executive office

1

Shimin Park

1

like a decent person; human

1

Europeans and Americans; Westerners

1

slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

3

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)

1

roadside trees

1

making on the spot

1

business; errand; nature of one's business

5

devil; evil spirit; genie

5

recollection; reminiscence

1

to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback

2

recommendation (of an influential person); order

1

indeed; it's no wonder

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

6

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

to snatch; to steal

1

artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic

2

virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms

1

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

1

mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression

1

attractiveness; charm; amiability

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

nowhere

1

to be conceited

2

to crack jokes

1

to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

1

war situation; progress of a battle

6

taking charge; management

1

border

1

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

1

Chinese immigrant

1

Fugi

28

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

4

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

3

to try to do; to attempt to do

5

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

3

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha

2

yourself; himself; herself

1

what

2