jpdb beta

right angle

1

reexamination; resit; make-up (exam)

2

long

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

1

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

2

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

1

for many days

1

ability to make plans; planning ability

1

composer

1

easy; plain; simple

1

to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

1

one's own style; self-taught manner

1

survival; survivor; relic

2

provincial tour

2

battle of wits; contest of wits

1

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

2

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

strategy; tactics

1

publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack

1

great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out

2

the world of music; the music world

1

to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

2

greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation

2

red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing

1

to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)

1

vermilion (colour); cinnabar

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

1

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

networking; making contacts

1

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

each floor

1

double take (esp. out of surprise)

2

unrequited love; one-sided love

2

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

butter

1

hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

1

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

1

happy memory; sweet memory

1

several times; once or twice

1