jpdb beta

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

short (e.g. story, film)

1

to like; to prefer

1

pen-name

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

to warm; to heat

1

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

to move forward; to move on

1

few in number

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

3

technique

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

to take out; to drag out

2

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

2

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

5

smooth

1

green light; (giving) permission; OK

1

each other; one another

1

though; notwithstanding; although

3

manuscript; version; draft

1

storyboard

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blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

3

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

country town; rural town

1

shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)

1

nearest; closest

2

origin; beginning

1

hair ornaments

1

elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

1

deeply impressive; memorable; striking

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

2

action

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

to gush out

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volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

1

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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