jpdb beta

second half; latter half

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

fame; reputation; renown

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

3

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

to be common

1

connection; relation

1

imagination; supposition; guess

5

moonlit night

1

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

4

sunlight; rays of the Sun

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms

1

to give up smoking; to stop smoking

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

3

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

1

to the end; to the last

1

chilly feeling after a bath

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

1

relationship; relation

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

win; victory

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

4

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

2

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1

mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

1

letter; note

6

walking sound; footsteps

2

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

4

humid; sultry

1

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

1

acrylic (esp. fibre or resin)

2

olive green; greenish brown

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

2

knob; doorknob

2

dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point

1

to make a sound

2

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

1