jpdb beta

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

5

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

5

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

1

delay; putting off; procrastination

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

1

a few hours

6

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

1

history

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

2

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

taking (something) seriously

1

modest; humble

1

thrifty; frugal; economical

1

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

message

1

to go back

1

glove; mitten; mitt

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

express; special delivery

2

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

7

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

to break the seal

1

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

coming of a visitor to one's home

2

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

2

17; seventeen

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

well versed; thorough knowledge

2

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent

2

possible; likely; probable

1

both people

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

4

both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

3

to stand stock still

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

4