jpdb beta

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

quick pace

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

5

totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling

1

joke; gag

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

3

ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

1

to do earnestly; to get serious

1

staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

national

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

mother; mom; mum; wife

2

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

2

use; service; purpose

2

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

2

weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

saviour; savior; messiah

1

owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

to move (house); to change residence

1

to change the position of

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

6

family council

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

1

impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

2

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

2

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

3

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to fall in love

3

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

near; close; beside; third person

3

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

2