jpdb beta

moreover; in addition

4

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

3

with curious eyes; curiously

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

early morning

2

person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

1

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

4

stray dog

6

insolent fellow; rude fellow

1

sound effects; acoustics

1

discipline; punishment; reprimand

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

distinctive; characteristic

5

pimple; acne

3

neurotic

1

to provide; to arrange; to install

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)

2

proclamation; statement

1

reading aloud; recitation

2

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

2

fragile article; breakables; broken article

2

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

magnificent; wonderful

1

glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

2

peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged

1

benevolence; charity; love

1

innermost feelings

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

category

2

to worry oneself (about)

1

(not) one

1

accomplice; conspirator; cohort

3

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

1

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

3

scavenging for food

1

out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

3

trifles; minor details

1

intellectual

2

temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

3

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

1

to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

3

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2