jpdb beta

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

2

emperor's meal

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

2

identifiable; personalized

1

all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

1

tip of one's nose

1

big problem; major issue; big controversy

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

mild

1

according to plan; as planned

1

perpetrator

1

dark

1

an issue being settled; a case being closed

1

confetti; ticker tape

3

to grow up; to become an adult

1

ugly duckling

1

to spread one's wings

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

1

(another's) parents

1

co-sleeping; sleeping together

1

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

to cross the line; to go too far

1

nostalgia; homesickness

1

temperature

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

temple (on side of head)

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

2

patience; endurance; perseverance

1

inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus

1

losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

text; textbook

3

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

several sheets (flat objects)

1

blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

one question

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2