jpdb beta

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

thick makeup; heavy makeup

2

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

2

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

5

option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

formation

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

noble; aristocrat; peer

2

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

2

short-term

1

that; the matter in question

1

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

1

to tower over the surroundings

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

4

Chiba (city, prefecture)

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

motif

1

forum; form; shape

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

2

3000; three thousand; many

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

3

tax yields; revenue

1

growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring

1

daily

1

to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy

1

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

2

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

jealousy; envy

1

deep-seated grudge; hatred

1

crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

2

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

ambition; aspiration

2

hope; wish; aspiration

2

motive power; driving force

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

3

stalker; stoker

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

to make a speech; to address

2

good luck!; all the best

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2