jpdb beta

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

2

reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

5

inattention; absent-mindedness

3

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold

3

unanimity

1

ten percent

1

house search; search of the premises; raid

1

toilet articles; makeup kit

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

1

chance of precipitation; chance of rain

1

down jacket; quilted down coat

1

male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations

1

modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

3

envy; jealousy

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

inferiority complex; sense of inferiority

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

2

date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days

1

boyfriend; he; him

1

biological parent; real parent

1

father complex

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

2

to open up a lead (over one's opponent)

1

to turn right; to turn to the right

1

double effort

2

pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

3

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

1

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

1

kebab

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

8

saliva; sputum

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

10

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

2

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

4

topping

2

grated daikon; daikon grater

3

chopped leeks

1

orthodox

4