jpdb beta

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

1

worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

failure; mistake; blunder

4

(one's) life

1

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

to make merry; to be festive

1

always; all the time

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

3

feelings of guilt

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

fatal; lethal

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

dim; gloomy

3

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

4

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

earnestly; immediately; exactly

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

1

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

5

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

2

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

honorific affix; honorific prefix

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

3

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

2

transparent; clear

3

glass; pane

10

yellow; amber

4

vivid; clear; distinct

1

sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever

2

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

cutaneous sensation

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

body temperature

4

to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

1

corpse; dead person

1

minimum; at the very least

1