jpdb beta

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

3

stature; height

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

1

bad impression

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

3

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

2

reverence

1

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

2

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

divine; sublime; solemn

1

to hit and break open; to crush; to smash

1

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

personality; style; appearance

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

others; other people

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

3

waiting upon (someone)

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

bow (salute, greeting)

3

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

2

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

3

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

2

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

fog; mist; spray

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

2

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2

to leak; to run out

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

the very best; utmost

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

to be worried; to be troubled

1

seal

1

academic type; scholarly turn of mind

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1