jpdb beta

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

2

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

privilege; special right

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

silent; mute; dumb

1

changing clothes; change of clothes

2

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

declaration; profession

2

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

ability; skill; facility

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

to come back; to bloom a second time

1

does not seem (to be)

1

band

4

the two; both

1

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

regret; repentance

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

1

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

irresponsibility

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

disguise; masquerade

2

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

1

the very same person

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

those present; attendance

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

6

as you see; as you can see

3

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

manner; style

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

3

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

1

merely for form's sake

1