jpdb beta

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

2

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

offender; criminal; culprit

5

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

3

steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

gossip

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

don't you think?; indicates question

3

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

one more time; once more; once again

1

my personal (e.g. opinion)

1

reinforcement

2

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

lip; lips

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

(having) two choices; choice between two things

1

misunderstanding

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

1

one vote; one ballot

1

technique; method

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

Saturday

1

spectator; audience

1

perfection; flawlessness

2

seven o'clock

1

yellow

2

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

1

painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

1

cheer; shout of joy

2

red-horned demon; red ogre

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi

1