jpdb beta

mask; disguise; guise; mask

9

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

3

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

3

pending question; unresolved problem

1

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

2

to twist; to contort

1

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity

1

around the clock; day and night

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

5

controlling power

2

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

5

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

3

several hours; a few hours

4

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

3

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

5

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

1

long time; several hours; long spell

1

large-breed dog; large dog

1

after; since

8

to rack one's brains

2

commuting to school; school commute

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

1

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

1

to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)

1

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

2

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

third floor

4

to amuse oneself; to make merry

4

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

female friend; woman friend

1

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

26

besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse

2

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

1

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

4

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

8

private person; individual

2

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

4

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

2

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1