jpdb beta

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

silence; stillness; quietness

3

living room (Western style); sitting room

3

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

call; appeal

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

5

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

black hair

1

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

next year

1

thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

1

recital

1

serious illness

1

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

1

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

to use up all one's strength; to die

1

yesterday

4

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

3

still; as yet; as it has been

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

1

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

feeling; sensitivity; emotion

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

limited edition

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

1

facing upward

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

to dance in ecstasy

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

burnout syndrome

1

to take a picture; to take a photo

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

talking about memories; reminiscences

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

evening meal; dinner; supper

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