jpdb beta

patronage; protection

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

3

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

4

only; nothing but

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

3

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

2

role; part; duty

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

1

trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger

1

(oil painting) canvas

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

to throw into; to toss into

2

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

as (somebody) says

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

2

earnest; single-minded

3

preface; introduction; preamble

2

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

8

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

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

2

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

decision; determination; resolution

2

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

1

pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

1

assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

1

assistance; support

1

frankness; impulsiveness

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

3

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

lying face down; upside down; prone

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1