jpdb beta

madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

3

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

2

personnel selection

1

as you want; as you will

2

using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

1

while running; while moving; in motion

1

nearest; closest

1

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

2

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

to distract

1

restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)

1

dawn

1

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

1

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

2

high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood

1

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

1

compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take

1

not required

1

front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

1

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

escort

1

gas light; gas lamp

1

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

1

low table; table with very short legs

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

chandelier

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

individual packaging; individual wrapping

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

1

tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)

1

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

1

sense of security

1

storage room; store room; lumber room

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

without saying a word

1

to peer into the darkness

1

long military service; having experienced many battles

1

inexperienced

1

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

since a little while ago

1

complementation; supplementation; completion

1

sound pressure; acoustic pressure

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

2

cultivation; nurture; culture

1