jpdb beta

older sister; elder sister

1

forcibly; against one's will

3

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

apologetic

1

to be

2

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

3

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

plural; multiple; several

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

study; research; investigation

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

we

1

epicure; gourmet

1

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

1

imitation; fake; sham

1

ahead; before; ago

3

bare hand; empty hand

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

4

to blush; to have flushed cheeks

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

the farthest ends; the furthest ends

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

6

this year

1

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

1

to try all possible means

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

4

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

2

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1