jpdb beta

immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

2

artist

2

to break off writing

1

work of art; artwork

4

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

joke

2

to be softened; to calm down

1

weak point; weakness

1

in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste

1

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

with a bang

1

gauge

1

key person; important person

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

13

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

3

first impression

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

3

emphasizes direct object of action

1

posing; modeling; modelling

2

spotlight; close observation

1

disco music

1

unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant

1

demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good

1

immortal; undying; indestructible

3

wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

1

suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best

1

giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit

2

unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

6

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

7

bolt from the blue; great surprise

2

quantity or volume of water

1

death by drowning

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

the defence; defence side

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

1

life form; life-form

1

winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)

1

fantasy

11

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

2

capacity

2

choosing between two things; two choices

1

blister; corn

3

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword

4

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1