jpdb beta

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

high class; noble

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

2

one's twenties

3

second half; latter half

2

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

large industrial company; major corporation; big business

1

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

jokingly; in the form of a joke

2

several years; a few years

2

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

1

flower pattern

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

7

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

(marriage) proposal

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

full; in plenty; ample

1

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

standard; level; norm

1

to graduate from a university

1

projection; protrusion

3

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

world; society; people; the public

1

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

medical equipment

2

three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

hotel

7

tearoom

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2