jpdb beta

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

4

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

4

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

3

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

2

being good at cooking; good cook

2

critic; reviewer; commentator

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

2

hanging loosely; dangling limply

1

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

5

(on) the same day

1

marking; grading; scoring

3

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

2

subject; curriculum

3

average mark; mean point

4

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

14

one digit; one column; the "ones" column

1

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

2

the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

1

the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

1

(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote

1

five; 5

12

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

8

to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

1

catfight; fight between women

1

renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement

1

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

4

better; superior

2

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

9

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

6

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

11

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

9

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

5

to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

11

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

4

toy

1

this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other

3

hard to read; illegible

1

optimistic; hopeful

4

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

2

grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed

1

taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)

1

please

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

the lower classes; the common people

2

to be a sign of; to be an omen for

1

paganism; heathenism

3

Shinto ritual

12

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

3