jpdb beta

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

1

to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

5

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

squeak

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

11

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

6

to get between; to be caught in

3

short sleeves

1

sleeveless clothing

2

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

5

homestay

1

the most extreme

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

9

expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

1

trial product; prototype model

7

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

2

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

3

large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece

1

magazine

1

literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

4

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

unfinished

2

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

3

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

1

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

2

first of all; in the first place

1

patting; stroking; caressing

2

literary talent

1

great writer; major writer

1

Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

1

flowerpot; plant pot

2

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

horticulture; gardening

6

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

baobab (Adansonia spp.); monkey-bread tree

1

a find; windfall; bargain

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

9

earring

2

favor; favour; affection

2

textile; fabric

1

handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand

1