jpdb beta

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

fifty; 50

1

hair (on the head)

1

priest; monk; bonze

1

bald head; baldness

5

executive committee

4

secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary

2

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

carrying voice; well-projected voice

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

5

from (this, here, etc.); since (this)

2

standing up

1

program of a ceremony (programme)

2

selection committee member; member of a screening committee

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

16

clapping hands; applause

19

black ground; black cloth

2

gold stripes

1

formal dress

1

every person; each one; everybody

3

in succession; one by one

3

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

19

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

3

camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

1

observation; survey; watching

7

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

13

walking briskly; determinedly

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

2

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

muscle

2

though; notwithstanding; although

4

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

4

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2

to throb; to beat fast

1

(a) passing acquaintance

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

2

to hide; to conceal

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

bow (salute, greeting)

1

black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin

15

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

6

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2