jpdb beta

day after day; day in and day out; every single day

1

articulation

2

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

6

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

3

to compose a poem

1

to do as one likes

7

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

2

to pinch; to nip

1

ouch; ow

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

10

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw

2

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

1

surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

3

to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)

1

very young; childish; immature

1

to be ill; to suffer from

2

nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

1

fade-out; dissolve

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

7

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

3

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

10

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

2

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

3

myself

2

report to the emperor

2

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

2

harmonious; intimate

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

calming down; quieting down

2

quarrel; dispute

4

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

to be dispersed; to get separated

2

emotional; sentimental

2

nocturne

1

pair of lovers; couple

5

songstress; diva

2

solo recital

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

1

(instrumental) solo; recital

2

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

4

low spirits; depressed heart

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

2

accompaniment

2

new (musical) composition; new piece; new song

1

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

20

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

2

to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

1