jpdb beta

downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant

4

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

6

to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away

4

called; known as; that; to say

4

positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode

22

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

6

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

9

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

6

food; foodstuff

1

storehouse; bunker; silo

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

5

as usual; as is one's habit

4

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

3

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

8

martial artist

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

11

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

2

lounge; hostess club

3

to appear on the stage

3

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

23

stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena

4

place of execution; execution site

1

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

1

reclaimed land

1

festival (esp. music, film, etc.)

51

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

4

parade

3

standing; standing still (bicycle sprint technique used for positioning); standings; rankings; standing (e.g. army); permanent

2

last day; final day

6

to come to an end; to close the curtain

1

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

19

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

3

municipal tax

4

to live through; to survive

2

every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide

5

PR; public relations

2

(written) application; application form

2

failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

3

functional

1

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

3

promptly; quickly

2

crowd; turnout

3

free time; time at leisure

5

(musical) tuning

1

gym; gymnasium

1

a hard time; pains

5

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

1