jpdb beta

call; summons; convening; convocation

3

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

1

to check; to compare

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

8

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

2

to keep secret; to conceal

1

possible; likely; probable

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

good opportunity; chance

2

from now on; hereafter

9

fame; distinction; rise; advancement

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

2

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

5

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

2

preparation; provision; guarding

4

flight; desertion; escape

4

course; route; path; process; means

2

dealing with; coping with

4

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

something small; something petty; trifle

2

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

2

climax; peak; zenith; apex

2

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

4

quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

(necessary) personnel; required person

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

5

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

1

some days; several days

1

well, I must admit ...

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

gossip

3

favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

2

public name; announcing publicly; nominal

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

9

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

to pick a fight

2

to parade; to march; to walk in procession

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

bar; pub; tavern

7

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

9