jpdb beta

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

2

good-natured; of good character

1

ascending and descending; going up and down

2

way of speaking; profession

2

feeling of alienation

1

being worth doing

2

to be at a loss for words

3

Déjà Vu

1

year before last

1

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

4

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

1

while; during; performed in this condition

2

the same; the said; likewise

2

change of occupation; career change

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

3

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

2

last position; previous job; predecessor

2

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

1

job hunting; job searching

1

one year and a half

2

to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

1

to be erected; to be built

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

4

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

3

washing machine (laundry)

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

6

laundry; the washing

2

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

2

evening meal; dinner

1

menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

1

growth period; growing season

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

1

to dry up completely; to become stale

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

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

3

love; affection

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

2

fashion

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

2

plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl

1