jpdb beta

to stress; to emphasize; to make a show of; to try to make a favourable impression

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

15

distant look; faraway look

1

strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious

1

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

1

one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

1

love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections

6

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

3

three; three years of age

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

2

the same generation; coeval

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

3

high society

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

7

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

chance; opportunity

2

adviser; advisor

1

centre of attention; center of attention

2

what to do

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

5

exiting a room

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

3

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

3

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

desk; copy editor

1

well; now; then

3

casualties; killed and wounded; human damage

1

grave; serious; alarming

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

4

large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth

1

then; if so; if

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

battle; fight; combat

2

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

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

2

hunting

2

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

1

to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

to call a person's attention (to)

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder

3