jpdb beta

front; frontage; facade; main

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

to shake one's head

6

professional

2

lack of self-reliance; depending on others

3

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

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

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

3

near future

1

to publish a book; to put out a book

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

2

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

3

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

3

Naoko

1

thinking back now

2

delicious; tasty

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

pride

4

shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

1

to look forward to something

4

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

8

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

2

what time; (lit.) which hour

3

sleep

3

nine o'clock

1

five o'clock

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

two o'clock

1

six o'clock

2

almost; roughly; approximately

2

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

1

proud; elated

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

to knit (one's eyebrows)

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

5

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

6

to lend (e.g. money)

1

after lunch

1

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

1