jpdb beta

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

smile

5

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

novel; (short) story

8

every month; each month; monthly

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

2

essay

2

classical literature

1

history

1

general statement; outline

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

3

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

1

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

incompletion; incomplete; unfinished

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

soul; spirit

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

1

(one) could even say that

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

6

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

3

second marriage; remarriage

2

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

with no ill feeling

1

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

4