jpdb beta

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

3

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

luckily; happily

1

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

4

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

2

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

contraction of "koto da"

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

conscience

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

mealtime

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

to keep silent

1

teacher's desk; teacher's lectern

1

where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?

1

information; news; report; reward; retribution

1

suspicious

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

1

to die; to expire

1

to look upwards; to look up

1

blue sky

1

(vocal) volume

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

intercom; interphone

2

nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

3

warm colour; warm color

1

motif

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

2

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

every evening; night after night

1

retainer; retinue; servant

1

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1

transactions; dealings; business

6

treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

2

sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system

1