jpdb beta

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

to fall in love

1

evolution; progress

2

secret; private; surreptitious

3

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

1

to get strong; to gain strength

2

four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four

1

two classes; double; two sets

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

2

plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)

1

rough sketch

1

starting late; late departure

1

starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)

1

private university

1

department (faculty) of literature

2

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk

1

covered with; stained; smeared

3

recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

professor; teaching; instruction

2

rising; up-and-coming

1

artist; musician

3

art gallery; art museum

1

how old?; what age?

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

impulse; impetus; urge

2

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

9

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

3

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

3

the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king

1

low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

3

dropout; straggler; outcast; failure

1

to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

3

two weeks; fortnight

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

just because; even if; even though

4

platform; home; home base; home plate

14

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

6

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

cold wind

2

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

2