jpdb beta

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

2

episode; anecdote; vignette

2

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

1

fork; forkball

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

to hold in one's mouth

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

long; drawn-out; very long

1

pleasant; charming

3

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

3

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

5

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

5

almost everyone

1

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

2

man; male; masculine gender

1

actor; actress; player; performer

2

history of one's love affairs

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

1

man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer

1

he; him; boyfriend

3

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

2

indeed; it's no wonder

1

comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

2

player

1

changing for the better

1