jpdb beta

oratory; eloquence

1

allegory; fable; parable

2

such; this sort of; like this

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

2

roughly

4

feigned ignorance

1

to have the memory of having done something oneself

1

instantly; resolutely

1

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

1

one's high school days

1

lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university

1

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

1

Habu Yoshiharu (1970.9-)

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

to open one's eyes wide

3

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

2

envy

2

well, I must admit ...

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

6

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

street at night; making a night journey

1

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

curb (stone); kerb

1

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

balance beam (in gymnastics)

1

pace; step; cadence

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

8

bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

6

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

networking; making contacts

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

adult; grown-up

6

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

4

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

6

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

13

malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

welcome party for new students, club members, etc.

1

endgame; final stage

2

two weeks; fortnight

1

lively; merry; gay

1