jpdb beta

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

right end; right edge

1

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

cake

1

perfect; complete; flawless

2

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

to settle (a dispute)

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

then; if so; if

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

stirring; slight movement

1

limited; limiting; restrictive

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated

1

germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

1

to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out

2

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

herself; she herself

1

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

to attract attention

1

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

1

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

1

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

1

friend; companion

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

1

to love

11

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

to read too much

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

(once) again

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

steadily

1

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

1