jpdb beta

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

1

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

3

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

2

rhythm

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

hero

1

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

2

transcendence; excellence; superiority

2

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

2

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

brains; brain tissue

1

in high spirits

1

suicide

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)

1

to cheer (for)

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

3

icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

ashamed

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

to have in one's dreams

4

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

3

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

silk

2

deep black

1

Milky Way; galaxy

2

goldfish bowl

1

wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

3

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

2

Gothic typeface

1

refinement

1

reader

5

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

2

catchy

1

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

meow; miaow; cat

2

way of speaking; intimation

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)

1

steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling

1