jpdb beta

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

back of the hand

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

6

annual (plant); first-year student

2

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

4

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

(feelings of) love

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

contradiction; inconsistency

1

leaving a club; quitting a club

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

club disbandment

1

talent; ability

1

flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

1

self-criticism

1

in those days

4

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

2

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

1

(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy

2

hiding one's embarrassment

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

2

to be accepted by a university

2

examinee's (seat) number

2

enumeration; list

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

1

apparent age (of someone); rough age

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

multi-

1

wave; ups and downs

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to cling to; to embrace

4

four

3

wish; desire; ambition

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school

1

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

1

(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

2

sense of reality

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2