jpdb beta

ability; faculty

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

word; vocabulary

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

line; row; rank; list

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

to check; to compare

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

to increase; to grow

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

looking depressed; long face

2

number; amount

1

untouched; unused; intact

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

ahem

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

you can do it if you try

1

to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

evening sun; setting sun

1

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

4

indigo blue; indigo

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

4

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

1

to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

1

brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

1

to get hungry; to become hungry

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

7

in a bad mood

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

2

strange voice

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3