jpdb beta

polish; refinement

1

precocity; early ripening; premature development

1

age 10

3

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

eighty; 80

1

future (usually near); prospects

1

vision

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

4

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

to fade; to become dim

2

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

peak; peek

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

3

this and that; one thing or another

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

7

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

2

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

job application form; employee satisfaction

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

3

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

months (period of)

2

to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

1

even now; still; as yet

3

vivid; clear; distinct

2

easy; simple; light

1

to pick on; to tease

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

2

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

2

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2