jpdb beta

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

3

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

word for word; verbatim; literally

3

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

1

to rely on

4

earnest; kind; sincere

1

model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

2

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

2

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

5

aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables

1

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

1

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

3

other people; others

1

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

4

garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

1

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

2

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

5

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

1

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

1

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably

3

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

3

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

4

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

2

student days

1

boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

2

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

5

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

1

serious accident; major incident

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

to think too much; to be over-concerned

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2