jpdb beta

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

4

thank you; thanks

5

to add; to write a postscript

1

word; vocabulary

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

3

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

3

finish; end; completion; result

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

3

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

3

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

3

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

5

fumbling; groping

1

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

2

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

5

compatibility; coexistence; standing together

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

flat; even; level

1

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

2

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

3

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

to become; to amount to

4

first cry of a newborn baby

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

Europe

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

3

orchestra

2

oboe

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

composition; setting (of music)

2

compared to

2

semitone; half-tone

3

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

lunch vendor

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

4

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

3

small change; coins; small sum of money

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

several years; a few years

1