jpdb beta

imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham

2

meaningful; suggestive

1

same hole (in which to live); gang; group

1

photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

2

medicines; drugs

13

carbonated water

1

bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)

1

partly open; in half bloom

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

2

having just started...

3

broth; soup (esp. miso soup)

1

to kick (at someone, something)

5

to send (rain); to shed

1

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

3

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

breathtaking

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

9

animal passions; carnal desire; lust

1

medical efficacy; effect of a medicine

4

entrance; admission; entering

3

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

3

reluctant (to part)

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

8

worry; agony

2

(electrical) excitation

1

real experience; actual observations

1

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

4

efficient

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

4

search

1

it's already too late

3

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

2

life span

3

to sidle up to

2

bare hand; empty hand

3

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

2

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

3

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

7

does not seem (to be)

1

faltering; hesitation

1

dislocation

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

4

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

similar

3

walk

3

hair's breadth

5