jpdb beta

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

12

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

4

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

1

un-; non-; negative prefix

5

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

4

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

3

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

8

newspaper

3

level surface; plane

3

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

another world

1

to get a phone call

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

flowery prose

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

2

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

the outside

1

to anneal

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

2

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

3

both people

3

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

confession

2

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

1

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

2

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

2

bone fracture

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

tucking up the hem of one's garments

2

Japan

5

fluke; chance; pure luck

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

fortune; luck

1

to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

1

big river

1

large hand drum

1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

4