jpdb beta

debut; first appearance

2

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

5

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

3

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

2

to be full of pride; to be boastful

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

ideal

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

3

sociable

1

superficial; shallow

2

social disposition

1

stress

3

but; however; provided that

1

second half; latter half

3

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

these

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

ingredient; component; composition

1

eternal; unlimited; endless

1

nonfiction

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

3

fiction

4

brainstorming

3

realistic; pragmatic

1

fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

2

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

minute adjustment; fine tuning

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

(apportioning) in small amounts

1

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

fourth day of the month; four days

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

1