jpdb beta

desire; wish; aspiration

1

very popular; highly favoured

1

around the world; throughout the world

2

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)

1

blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

1

heirloom

1

please do (something)

1

writer

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

narcissism; self-love

1

wheat bran

1

to love

2

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

throughout Japan

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

5

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

surprise

1

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

5

for the first time in one's life

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks

1

quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

1

after school (at the end of the day)

2

report card

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

homeroom; form room; form class

2