jpdb beta

downtown

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

to disappear; to vanish

3

loveable; very likeable; like very much

2

exhibitionist; flasher

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

crash into; clash

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

1

success; prosperity; boom

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

1

second half; latter half

1

Milky Way; galaxy

1

archeological excavation (archaeological)

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

3

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

3

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

2

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

rear guard

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

one summer

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

2

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

2

ahem; harrumph

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

4

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

action of making something; -ification

3