jpdb beta

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

see you later; goodbye; sincerely

1

scolding; reprimand; lecture

1

every evening; night after night

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance

1

to improve one's skill

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

tremendous; big; great; terrible

1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

1

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

2

4th day of the month; four days

2

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

rapid progress (strides)

1

blue flame; azure flame

1

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

3

fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

1

happy tears; tears of joy

1

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

to mimic; to imitate

2

autumn; fall

1

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

coaching; couching (stitch)

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot

3

with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1

generous; unstinting

1

rapid growth

2

cultivator; tiller

1

mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character

4

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

good day for fireworks

1

art

1

fire

8

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

skyrocket (firework)

4