jpdb beta

very popular; highly favoured

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

one's younger days; when one was young

1

performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

to the end; to the last

4

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

3

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

3

to be entwined; to be involved

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

7

driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver

1

hard fighting

2

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

1

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

8

mental fatigue; worry; boredom

1

towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket

1

to lie down (and rest)

3

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

great mistake

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

2

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes

1

computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

1

maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

1

by all means; by all costs

1

reality

1

deep-seated grudge; hatred

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

2

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

1

someone (something) not to be trifled with

1

disappointment; despair

1

intention; aim; design

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

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

2