jpdb beta

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

4

category

2

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

2

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

2

look like; sound like; savor of; smack of

1

persecution complex; paranoia

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

4

to set aside

2

how long; how far; how much

2

this one

1

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

straw

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

5

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

2

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

3

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

3

brand new

1

to walk down the road

1

first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

1

another world

1

outside world; physical world

2

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

2

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

5

to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries

1

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

2

blue eyes

4

soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

2

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

2

to rely on

6

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

1

one house

3

palatial residence; stately mansion

2

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

4

reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

6

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

4

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

2

to cover up; to conceal

2

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

8

sand; grit

5

metal

4

to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about

1

faraway; far-off

2