jpdb beta

having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

1

grasp; catch; understanding

1

participation award; prize for participation

1

ball-point pen

1

exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

2

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

(talking in a) half-joking manner

1

half

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

human; human-like; as a person

1

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

advanced age; old age

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

2

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

canvas; base

1

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

moving into (house)

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

several times; once or twice

1

housemother; dorm mother

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

1

miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

to daub; to paint

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

to shade an account; to add something extra

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

2

nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)

1

puddle; pool of water

1

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1