jpdb beta

dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent

3

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

7

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

3

what

5

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

to nitpick; to complain about trifles

1

to blame; to find fault with

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

table

1

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

corner of the eye

1

even; but; however

4

long time; many years

1

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

2

around ...; or so

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

3

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

5

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

1

trifles; minor details

3

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

5

this evening; tonight

11

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

4

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

6

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

to raise the bar

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

2

stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

man

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging

1

in that manner; like that

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