jpdb beta

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

5

limit; bound

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

6

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

4

trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

be; is

14

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

to go out and away; to leave

3

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

3

we; us; I; me; you

4

dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

4

unemployed person

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home

1

writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test

1

useless; deadhead

1

unemployment insurance

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

4

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

3

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

8

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

8

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

1

senior; older; third-year kindergarten student

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

5

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

blip bleep; in short repeated movements

1

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

2

to join hands (with)

1

looks; features

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

5

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

children; kids

6

one's house; one's home; one's family; house

1

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

6

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

7

to start singing

3

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

5

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1