jpdb beta

attic; loft

1

flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma

1

to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

1

through glass

1

lighting equipment

1

double-glazed window; double window; storm window

1

wedding night

1

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

1

promising without due consideration

1

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

grain (of wood)

1

with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly

1

dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board

1

yen (currency of Japan); circle

1

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

3

small saucepan; small pot

2

to settle down

2

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

2

to collect information; to gather knowledge

1

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

simmering; (boiling) gently

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

2

chaps (in the skin); cracks

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago

1

to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy

1

crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping

3

private lesson

1

to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

1

several volumes (books)

1

sea route

2

harbour

13

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

biggest; largest scale

2

temporary truce; ceasefire

1

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation

3

the front

1

reputation; respectability; honour; honor

2

leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting

1

lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)

1

residential area

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

1

gun point; muzzle

6

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

conference room; place of assembly

5

circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

2

same type; same model; isomorphism; homotypy

1