jpdb beta

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

variation in color (colour); having a different color

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

4

matching clothing worn by couples

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

to pretend; to feign

1

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

good grief

1

to take time

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

to begin to dissolve

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

myself

1

to get a phone call

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

1

to break off writing

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

one more time; once more; once again

2

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

4

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

steadily

2

end of this month

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1