jpdb beta

humming; crooning

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

dry suit

4

steering (of a boat); steerage

1

confession

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

throughout Japan

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

brave; heroic; gallant

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe

1

rather than

1

sherbet

2

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

line

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

to tower over the surroundings

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

load; freight; cargo

10

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

2

liquefaction

1

methane

3

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

2

camera

2

money; metal

1

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

1

client

1

misunderstanding

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

interior; inside; internal

4

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

4

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

3

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

2

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

mouth of river; estuary

3