jpdb beta

to miss a chance to do; to fail to do

1

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

1

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear

1

casting; cast-metal object

1

unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic

1

intrusion; forced entry

1

agreement; rule; arrangement; decision

1

occupied territory

1

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

1

small cake made from sweet potatoes; sweet potato

1

commitment; pledge; promise

1

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)

1

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

2

at parting; on parting

1

nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation

1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

reading a book in turn

1

to peel off; to come off; to be taken off

1

elegance; taste; refinement

3

fruit knife; paring knife

1

-fold; -ply

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

reward; prize

1

supporting evidence; corroboration

4

grains of sand

1

sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)

1

breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

1

to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

Mieru

19

Sylvan

1

color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

1

slogan

1

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

1

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

1

leader; commander

1

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

1

going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering

1

being ...

1

vacation rental (property); holiday rental home

2