jpdb beta

teacup

3

bracelet; bangle

25

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

2

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

2

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

1

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

1

constrained; uncomfortable; awkward

1

communication skills; communication ability

1

to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify

1

so far as

3

topic

2

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

2

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

it seems that; as if

2

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

velvet

1

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

3

early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar

1

with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)

2

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

3

voice training; vocal exercises

5

in order; in turn; one by one

1

cheek (of the face)

1

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)

1

barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding

2

house-cloth; dust cloth

1

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

1

to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

4

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

1

sense of economy

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-

1

to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)

2

claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

2

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

2

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

special skill

1

estimate (of costs); budget

3

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

1