jpdb beta

gradually; slowly but steadily

2

nod; inclination of the head

2

public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

1

each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

tension; strain

2

very popular; highly favoured

2

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

2

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

after lunch

1

basketball

1

noisy voices

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

33

blank column; blank space

1

to form a group; to form a bunch

2

totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking

1

person of high rank or position

1

copier paper; photocopying paper

5

prank; practical joke

1

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

1

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

1

communicating in writing

1

overcrowding; crowded; congestion

1

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

2

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

3

one's character or vehicle; player-controlled character or vehicle; one's aircraft; aircraft one is piloting

5

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

4

rapid-fire

4

compilation time

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

4

score

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

above; more than

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

3

large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

crayon

3

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

1

scribbling; doodling; graffiti

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

calling on; visiting

2