jpdb beta

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

5

surrounding at a distance

2

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

4

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

4

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

1

after a short pause

8

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

thoughts; thinking

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to get used to hearing

2

to close; to shut

5

expression of love; showing love

3

in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily

1

hair type; hair quality

2

to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

4

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

3

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

2

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

1

making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

4

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

1

attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)

21

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

6

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

5

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

7

performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

to love

4

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

3

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

12

to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

4

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

17

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

4

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

10

being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

3

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

nostalgic

1

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

3

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether

1

of all things

2