jpdb beta

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

5

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

11

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

3

moderation; standard

1

cooked rice; meal

2

plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

I; me

2

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)

1

frown; scowl; grimace

1

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

2

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

2

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

3

private management

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

target

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

6

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

2

damage; injury; loss

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

2

phew; whew

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

despair; hopelessness

9

script; screenplay; scenario

1

justification; rationalization

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

4

damage

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1