jpdb beta

school festival

29

band; belt

6

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

4

family restaurant

4

limit; restriction

4

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

10

cantaloupe-flavoured soda

2

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

5

music

43

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

3

to think thoroughly

1

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

hard to read; illegible

1

comma

1

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

does not seem (to be)

3

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

6

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

2

chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

1

black cat

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

2

to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

10

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

3

printing

1

stillness; repose; standing still

5

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

7

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

5

to laugh scornfully

8

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

3

to stare back (at); to glare back

2

right beside; close to; nearby

5

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

2

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

3

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

2

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

feelings of guilt

8

shyness; shame

3

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

2

modern Japanese; current written style

3

in the morning; during the morning

7

as usual; as is one's habit

10

seat at a table; place at a table

2

adjoining each other

3

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

2