jpdb beta

ultimate; final; last; eventual

3

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

1

pure heart; naivete; innocence

2

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

4

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

three cheers

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

hard struggle; strenuous effort

1

winter clothing

1

white background; blank; female virgin

2

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

1

small hanafuda deck

3

fascinate; bewitch; enchant

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

2

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

5

pincushion

1

a tax official; a revenue officer

1

to yell; to rant; to rave

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning

1

furious facial expression

1

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

rage; fury

1

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

2

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

2

honorary title

1

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

vermilion; scarlet

3

feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

4

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

2

surprise

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

5

to set (sun); to become dark

1

acquaintance

1

street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

6

worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion

1

reconciliation; make peace with

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

5

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1