jpdb beta

oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person

1

appetite (for food)

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away

1

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

1

mobility

1

trap

1

nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem

1

undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored

1

(present) head of a family

1

to the best of my ability, poor though it be

1

well then; right

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

2

eye contact

1

changing clothes; change of clothes

1

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign

1

trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy

1

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

2

to fetch; to go and get

1

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

1

several months

1

to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

2

whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)

1

leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

4

legal consultation; (giving) legal advice

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

1

to anticipate; to foresee

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

part; portion; glimpse; bit

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

1

embarrassing; awkward

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

2

instrumentalist; player

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

2

special selection; finest pick; top pick

1

fan club

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

1

troublemaker

1

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

1

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

1

lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

2