jpdb beta

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

1

while studying; presently studying

3

pathos

1

ogo (seaweed)

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

slow; dim

1

murderer

1

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

5

reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

2

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

2

to collapse; to flop (onto)

3

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

1

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)

1

moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)

2

from the beginning

1

love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

7

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

7

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends

1

sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite

2

two guilty parties tried and punished together

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

talent; ability

12

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

1

to let someone say

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

3

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

studying very hard; studying like mad

2

alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

3

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

narrow margin; slim margin

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

1

kneeling

2

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1