jpdb beta

Mors

3

speech

1

minor; not of age

2

thief; robber

1

to arrest; to capture; to seize

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

Pala; Perla

3

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

apology; excuse

1

street performing

1

quiz

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

scene; view; prospect; outlook

13

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

2

mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

1

person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

2

one's own child; one's own children

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

sharp and able person

4

singer

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

2

gift certificate

1

jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

4

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

2

gluttonous; greedy

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

3

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

tacit approval

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

poem

6

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through

1

all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

1

pessimistic; gloomy

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

4

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

2

fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person

1

to set aside

3