jpdb beta

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

2

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

6

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

3

bad habit; bad habits

1

to begrudge doing; to find bothersome

1

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

3

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

so far as

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

2

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

1

dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic

3

rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

1

refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

to leave behind

1

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements

1

patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry

1

fresh cream

3

feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

2

tea plantation; tea field

1

selective breeding

8

cheap; reasonable

1

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

1

well-known store

1

clientele; customer stratum

3

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

2

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

2

if is not; if are not

2

lately; recently; nowadays

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

10

show

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

3

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

3

twins; twin

9

one person's portion

1

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

seam; stitch; suture

1

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

1