jpdb beta

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

love passionately; ardent love; devotion

3

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

1

sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending

2

cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

6

seeing at a distance

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

4

last week; the week before

1

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

1

nightlife districts; drinking districts

2

one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

1

reader

3

should do; ought to do

2

oneself; myself

1

article; news story; report; account

17

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

5

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

7

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

3

street; quarter; district; area

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

4

embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

3

heart; mind

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

5

(at the) window

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

11

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

9

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

place; situation; position; location

6

weekly publication; weekly magazine

14

scale; scope; plan; structure

2

degree of familiarity; popularity

2

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

14

cancellation

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

6

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

5

precisely because

2

appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

2

irritation; annoyance; frustration

4

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

1

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

3

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

3

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1