jpdb beta

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure

3

student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

3

school rules; school regulations

6

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

14

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

6

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

30

back gate

1

gymnasium

26

fence

8

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

6

poolside

6

deep crimson

1

dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)

3

warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises

1

diving board

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

8

to congratulate

3

to splash water

3

kickboard; flutterboard; float

2

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

1

white feather

3

samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary

2

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

7

locker room; changing room; dressing room

5

gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove

2

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

1

tradition; convention

3

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

beet; beat; kick (in swimming); kicking

1

cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

4

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

17

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

5

to be relieved; to feel relieved

6

a bit more; a bit longer

26

feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

12

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

18

to experience

19

white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

2

orange (fruit, colour)

2

miniskirt; mini-skirt

4

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

4

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

2

insourcing

1

to impress; to charm

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2