jpdb beta

preference; priority; precedence

2

politics; government

1

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

1

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

2

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

anti-aircraft; antiaircraft

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

quantum

2

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

6

evolution; progress

3

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

generally

3

accumulation; accumulate; store

2

feedback

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

fist

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks

1

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

1

confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

crybaby; blubberer

2

moving; touching; stirring

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

long distance; long haul

8

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

Fame

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

singer

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

4

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

image; idol; statue

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

slum

1

even now; still; as yet

1