jpdb beta

confession

1

to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

1

guard; convoy; escort

1

dealing with; coping with

1

to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail

1

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

3

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

2

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

failure; mistake; blunder

3

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to shrug one's shoulders

1

faltering; hesitation

2

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

3

past tense

1

parting; farewell

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

2

windpipe

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

tusk; fang

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

3

high grade; special grade; classy

1

militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

3

to catch

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

2

(romantic) love

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

2

sign; signal; cue

1

end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years

1

arithmetic; calculation

1

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

4

to hand (over); to deliver in person

1

to copy (down); to transcribe

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2