jpdb beta

to bear; to endure

3

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

father

3

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

returning from school; going home from school

1

corner; nook; recess

3

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

7

grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

2

author; writer; novelist; artist

2

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

historical novel

5

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

3

retreating figure; appearance from behind

3

while; during (the time when)

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

to fade; to become dim

2

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

3

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

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

2

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

insecurity; carelessness

2

apologetic

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

tray

2

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

great difference; major mistake

1

goods; article; thing

2

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

3

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...

2

things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

towel

2

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

feel (of a material); texture

1