jpdb beta

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

6

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

3

(romantic) love

10

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

2

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

2

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

2

charm; amulet

7

good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

3

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

5

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

5

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

4

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

prayer (for something); supplication

6

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

entreaty to a deity

1

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

2

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

2

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

5

interest (in something); enthusiasm

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

1

blue

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

variation in color (colour); having a different color

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

8

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

3

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

6

happy memory; sweet memory

1

one defeat

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

5

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

to wave one's hand

2

going to and from school

3

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

fierce attack

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1