jpdb beta

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

3

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

showy; ostentatious

1

to discuss; to talk together

2

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

2

manner; style

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

direct

2

to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer

1

first day; opening day

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

by the window

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

green leaves

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

3

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

first thing in the morning

1

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

well done!; bravo

1

elect (select) few

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

past tense

1

reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

1

school friend

1

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

1

to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

popularity

1

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

1

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

warrior; samurai

1

timing

3

to catch a cold

3

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

3

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

2

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

3