jpdb beta

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart

1

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

2

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

camera

1

flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

ten minutes

1

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

3

to attract attention

1

low voice; whisper

1

good night

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

window

3

outside light

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue

2

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

2

nine o'clock

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

can; tin; canned food

3

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

(one's) 20s; twenties

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

3

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

corner; nook

1

to discuss; to talk together

3

pen-name

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

20

to grimace; to frown

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

periodic; regular; routine

1

to get in touch with

2

to make eye contact

5

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

civil service examination

1

to be able to manage somehow or other

1

even (e.g. even a child)

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

fist

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1