jpdb beta

to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside

1

to be away from home; to be out of the house

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

2

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

1

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

1

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

1

unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect

1

maturity; ripeness

1

twitching

1

to freeze; to freeze over

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

4

quill; quill pen

1

white snow

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

horizontal line

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

12

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

moderate

2

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

1

tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style

2

literary talent

1

train window; car window

2

talented

1

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

3

to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

1

as usual; as is one's habit

1

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

to yell; to shout

1

good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz

1

opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe

5

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

1

bar; pub; tavern

4

songstress; diva

12

(on the) street

1

singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.

2

versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

population; common talk

1

explosive growth

1

solution; way out

1