jpdb beta

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

4th day of the month; four days

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

alcohol; sake

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

1

actress; female actor

3

university student; college student

1

little theater; small theater

4

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

1

to leave the company

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

2

company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

3

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

12

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

8

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

contradiction; inconsistency

5

to be found

2

stalker; (mechanical) stoker

1

imitation; sham; -like

2

government office; public office

1

keyboard

2

like that; so

1

administrative guidance

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

1

real estate company; real estate firm; property firm

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

profitable; lucrative

2

called; known as; that; to say

2

this morning

2

source of revenue; financial supporter

1

interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

2

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

2

small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop

1

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

for the first time in one's life

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

4

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

rock; boulder; crag

3

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

3

surprise

1

smiling face; smile

1