jpdb beta

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

6

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

3

first shrine visit of New Year

1

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

1

to love one another

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

1

to cling to

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

1

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

2

tip of tongue

3

tooth

1

gums; teethridge

1

interior of the mouth; oral cavity

4

hmm; I see; hrm

1

to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

3

being sticky

3

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

6

calmly; with good grace

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

3

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

4

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

cardigan

1

to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

to run about; to rush about

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

homeroom; form room; form class

3

business trip; official trip

1

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

2

National Center Test for University Admissions

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

2

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

3