jpdb beta

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

1

twist; wrench; distortion; torsion

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

the whole year; all the year

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

to meet; to greet

1

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

2

forced laugh; forced smile

2

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

2

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

gloomy

3

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

1

print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

1

baseball cap

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

1

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

1

death by fire

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

2

to bring back

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

4

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

2

summer term (e.g. school); summer period

1

short course; training

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

3

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

2

turquoise blue

1

short sleeves

1

indigo (dye); indigotin

1

contact lens

1

freedom; free man; free woman

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

big; large; great

1

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

swept back hair

1

large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

1

to slim down; to lose weight

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1