jpdb beta

Joy to the World

1

to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

1

shoplifting; shoplifter

2

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

2

three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often

1

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

joke; gag

1

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

Santa; Santa Claus

5

end-of-year

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

2

right under; directly below

3

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to gradually rise

3

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

audition

34

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

5

Christmas Eve

4

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

fleshy; plump; chubby; to apply thickly; to slap on; to coat with something thick

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

first performance

1

substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute

1

publication

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

baritone

3

right in the middle (of); midst; height

2

on one hand; on the other hand

2

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh

1

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

1

full score

1

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

Wagner

1

Weingartner

1

revision (of text); alteration; change

1

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

trumpet

2

worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff

1

sheet music; score

1