jpdb beta

swing; trapeze

2

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

vending machine

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

2

cream of corn soup

2

can; tin; canned food

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

3

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

1

three; three years of age

3

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

inattention; distraction; mind-wandering

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

4

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

leading person; foremost figure

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

corner; nook; recess

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

mysterious

2

one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand

2

unexpected comeback

1

virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

1

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

2

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

state; country; nation

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

position

3

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

that's true; of course; obviously

3

cooperation; collaboration

2

to bear fruit; to ripen

2

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

1

reasonable; suitable

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

4

short way; shortcut

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

3

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

2

to sell

1

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

2

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

2