jpdb beta

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

1

established practice; custom

1

event; function

1

to convey one's thoughts

1

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

before now; hitherto

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

2

stinginess; miserliness; parsimony

1

banquet hall

1

total; full amount; sum

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

a lot; loads; plenty

1

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

true friend

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

to pay respect (to)

1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

top; summit; vertex

1

strongest

1

to be superior to

1

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

3

debate; discussion

1

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

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

(one acting as a) foster parent

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

what

2

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

4

unskilled; not very good at

1

beautiful woman; pretty girl

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

2

Meena; Mena

52

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

1

brown

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regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

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