jpdb beta

origin; beginning

3

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

3

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

both sides

1

desk

2

docking

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

1

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

2

to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

2

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

1

perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength

1

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

self control; self restraint

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

cold war

2

switching over to; migration; transition

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

6

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

class

2

being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

luncheon

1

to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

1

purgatory

1

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

1

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

all creation; all nature; all the universe

1

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

4

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1