jpdb beta

garnet

2

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

tune (melody, piece of music)

1

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

1

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

2

office hours; business hours; working hours

1

irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly

1

neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

fundraising; financing; cash flow

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

2

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

favorable; favourable

2

starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

1

performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

1

to survive

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

and then; after that

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

1

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

1

moneylending; moneylender

1

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

4

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

to feel depressed; to be down

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

1

doze; nap; snooze

1

rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

1

newspaper reporter; print journalist

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

inverse proportion

1

rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

producer (film, TV, etc.)

5

high society

2

having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

1