jpdb beta

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

intention; aim; design

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

3

tone

1

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

1

to hate; to dislike

2

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

2

large family

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

sigh

1

social standing

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

to keep silent

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

2

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

pessimism; disappointment

1

you can do it if you try

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

night sky

3

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

4

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

1

to hesitate; to waver

2

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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)

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to pose

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

supreme; sublime; highest

1

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

5

setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store

1

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

1

left; left hand side

1

okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

1