jpdb beta

footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement

1

good old; good old-fashioned

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

narrow path; narrow lane

1

ardent; passionate; vehement

2

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

4

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

4

to parade; to march; to walk in procession

1

pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses

26

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

1

to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)

1

to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

1

(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)

3

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

5

to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

5

sentimental

2

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

fragile article; breakables; broken article

1

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

2

beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air

1

fake smile; false smile

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

11

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

2

to finish

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

to tell (someone) to ...

2

first love; puppy love

7

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

3

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

7

to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

growth process

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

1

premature

1

hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle

1

finite; limited

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile

4

upper limit; supremum

1

to be uncommon

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

2

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

3

morals; morality; ethics

1

double effort

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