jpdb beta

reading aloud; recitation

1

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

more than usual

1

to fall prostrate

2

to get a late start

1

bridal costume; wedding dress

3

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

connection; link; relationship

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

3

(written) report

4

government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

in one go; all at once; altogether; all in one piece

1

academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)

1

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

anyhow; in any case

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

unfinished

1

snow; snowfall

30

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

cold district; northern district

4

way; method; means; (technical) specification

4

two copies

1

though; much as

1

content of a letter

1

prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

1

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

curtain; hanging; bunting

1

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

2

wooden tag

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

3

leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)

1

dismounting

2

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

1

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

4

preparations for winter

1

armful; bundle

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

2

hemming; bordering

1

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

drill

2

noise; din

1

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1