jpdb beta

step-up; advance; progress; increase

1

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

3

relish; gusto; appreciation

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

5

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

1

guilt; culpability

7

mascara

1

apology; excuse

1

with a start; with a jump

5

publication; issue; launching (a publication)

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

inside the court

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

dilemma; predicament

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

7

window-shopping; window-gazing

4

to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

2

traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes

2

direct connection; direct link

2

staying up all night

4

to choke; to have trouble breathing

3

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

2

to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)

6

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

6

to become vulgar; to coarsen

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

4

borrowing

1

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

6

regular customer; valued client

1

lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head

1

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

4

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

3

rare item; rarity

2

Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)

9

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

19

how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly

1

origin; beginning; start

4

to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

8

place for relaxation and refreshment

1

for (some) doubtful points to remain

4

question mark

2

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

light rain; drizzle

1

enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

8

meeting

2

worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure

1

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

3