jpdb beta

lecturer

4

fashion

1

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

1

art of conversation

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

ballet

1

traditional Japanese dance

1

gifted education; special education for gifted children

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

by force

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

1

hostess; barmaid

1

hostess (in a hostess bar)

1

sex worker (at a soapland)

1

to fall in love

1

reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

1

self-assertion

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

1

making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre

1

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

1

liquid; fluid

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

2

extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

1

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

travel; trip; journey

2

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

1

justification; warrant

1

poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

rather; better

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

ground to ground

1

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

to dance

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

1

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

1