jpdb beta

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

4

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

call; invitation

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

to begin to speak

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

2

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

2

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

misunderstanding

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

3

Japan-specific

1

Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones

1

tendency; trend; inclination

2

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

flattery; compliment

1

now that; since; so long as; because

4

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

to take time

2

temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell

2

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

1

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

2

sexy

1

huge breasts; huge boobs

1

gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

1

hard training

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

5

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

killing two birds with one stone

1

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

informal; unofficial

2

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

starting point; origin

1

leaving (it) to others

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

frequent; incessant

1

choice of nationality; choice of citizenship

7

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

3

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

future (usually near); prospects

1