jpdb beta

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

4

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

9

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

4

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

younger; junior

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

3

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

1

around 40 (years of age, esp. women)

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

8

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

subscriber; reader; admirer

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

2

feeling; mood

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

to understand (each other); to comprehend

1

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

5

advice

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

(your) time

3

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

to obtain; to procure

4

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

(period of) a year; during an era

6

at times; occasionally

4

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

4

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

rice field

13

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

12

program (e.g. TV); programme

1

putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)

2

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

1

Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

8

having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

5

present; gift; to give a present or gift

6