jpdb beta

store; reserve; stock; savings

3

to get scarce; to run short

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

depth; deep place

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

Naoko

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

2

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

2

failing to recognize someone; underestimation

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

3

palm (of one's hand)

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

4

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

2

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

crowd; throng

2

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

1

to increase; to multiply

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

2

ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

1

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

3

to surround; to crowd around

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

2

practice writing with a brush; study; learning

1

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

satisfactory; decent

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1

mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap

1

traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

3

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

2