jpdb beta

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

popular will; will of the people

1

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

1

to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

1

to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

1

opponent; antagonist

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief

2

to snatch; to steal

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

2

make no progress; remain unsettled

2

how many hours?

1

all night long; all through the night

1

to make up one's mind

1

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

1

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

6

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

starting point; starting line

1

site; point on a map; spot

2

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

answer; solution

1

eagerly; earnestly; ardently

1

end goal; final target

1

cost

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

powerless; helpless; incompetent

1

lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

1

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

1

report; paper; reportage

3

resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

top down

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

chewing gum; gum; rubber

1

private person; individual

5

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

4

polo

1

tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

1