jpdb beta

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

wave; ups and downs

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

4

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

silent; mute; dumb

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

6

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

6

difficult to understand

1

listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine

1

genre; category; kind

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

to take a veneer off something

1

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

5

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

government official

1

wrong; different; not like that

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

1

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

4

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

discarding; firing (an employee)

1

traffic

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

1

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

1

considerably; fairly; quite

1

to become better; to improve

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

2

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

New Year's Eve; December 31

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