jpdb beta

half step; half a step

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

3

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

navy blue; deep blue

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

3

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

8

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

6

older brother; elder brother

11

precisely because

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

4

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

5

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

2

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

4

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

2

to be jealous; to be envious

1

to glare at; to scowl at

5

jest; joke; funny story

2

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

3

love affair; love relationship

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

1

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

3

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

feeling; mood

1

to crack jokes

1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

12

before the gate; in front of the gate

3

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

2

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

3

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

1,000; thousand

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

banquet or reception hall

17

invitee

6

employee; servant

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

accommodation; lodging

3

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1