jpdb beta

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

4

to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

5

self-possessed; calm

1

wariness

6

scattered animal feed; ground bait

1

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

19

locked room; secret room

1

before one could; in no time at all; without a gap

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

2

inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position

1

to look upward

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

4

shadow

28

throwaway; disposable; single-use

7

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

3

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

9

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

3

competitive relationship

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

6

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

3

to correct oneself; to restate

2

last night; yesterday evening

2

warm colour; warm color

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

2

slow; dull; stupid; sluggish; lazy; tedious

1

pajamas; pyjamas

2

having a crush on someone; flushing

1

Delight

1

young master; young gentleman

4

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

2

to lend (e.g. money)

2

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

9

belatedly

4

one's husband; one's wife

1

honeymoon

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

4

slum

4

inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated

2

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

2

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

15

reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

2

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

2

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

3

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

2

principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

3