jpdb beta

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

4

both sides

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

8

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

2

supply; provision; raising; procurement

2

bottom; sole

3

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

3

control

3

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

same generation; one's generation

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

8

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

within a school

1

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

4

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

4

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

to be sold out

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

4

folding one's arms

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

3

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

to kick over; to kick down

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

self-defense; self-defence

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

4

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

5

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

to pamper; to spoil

2