jpdb beta

got it; roger; leave it to me

1

new singer

1

to write music for a song; to set to music

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter

1

(musical) tuning

1

Shingo

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving

1

debut; initial stage appearance

1

popular song; hit song

1

on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly

1

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

1

majesty; dignity

1

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

1

(writing) song lyrics

1

engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts

1

to be stingy; to be tightfisted

1

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

1

tomboy

1

festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

1

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

composer

1

swelling; boil

1

final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal

1

long-awaited; much-awaited

1

sprain; twist; wrench

1

new wife

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

prostitution

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

disinheritance; disowning

1

composition; setting (of music)

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

marriage; wedding

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

1

married woman; another's wife

1

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

1

to twist; to distort

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1