jpdb beta

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

3

sense of unity; sense of oneness

2

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

2

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

show; exhibition; spectacle

2

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

to beat out a rhythm

1

personnel selection

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

human relations; personal relationships

3

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

talkative person; gossip

2

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

1

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

1

handheld game console; portable game console

1

to incline one's head

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

2

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

1

one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

1

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly

1

killing time; staving off boredom

2

fame; reputation; renown

1

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

midwinter

1

Japanese clothes

2

younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)

6

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

2

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

kindness

2

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

classification; categorization; sorting

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

1

crank call; prank call

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN

6

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1