jpdb beta

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

3

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

7

neat and clean; tidy; trim

4

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

drawing ability; skill at art

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms

4

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

inexpert or untrained eyes

1

morning; forenoon; just before noon

2

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

6

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

2

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

1

waste; extravagance

1

outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

to anticipate; to foresee

2

folding one's arms

3

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

it hasn't been long since

2

downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

4

to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

shyness; bashfulness

2

gently; quietly; calmly

4

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

2

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot

8

good evening

6

process; course; mechanism

1

to come into being; to be born

3

to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

1

kitchen

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

2

pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

1

somewhat below; slightly below

1

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

1

passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

taking a commemorative photo

1

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1