jpdb beta

group (usu. of people)

2

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

3

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

1

our school; my school

1

viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

gauze

1

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

2

closing ceremony

2

hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)

1

bandage; dressing

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

1

scavenger hunt race

9

(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest

20

headband

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

mule

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

husband and wife; married couple

1

each; every; all

1

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

a glance; a look; a glimpse

2

easy task; no problem

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

1

opposite direction

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

pace; step; cadence

1