jpdb beta

ashtray

1

littering; (carelessly) tossing away

1

atelier; studio; workshop

11

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

3

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

to rely on

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

3

role; part; duty

3

to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width

1

is something that; is that which

1

inferiority complex

2

lifestyle

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

1

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

1

Edward Smith (sea captain)

3

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

1

penguin

2

round; spherical; circular

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

2

(on the) street

2

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

solely; entirely; only; or

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

1

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

matte (metallurgical)

1

interruption; suspension; break

1

next or adjoining room

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

whole story; full picture; full particulars

1

grasp; catch; understanding

1

only; just

2

bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand

1