jpdb beta

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

3

taking the initiative

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

quits; even; square

2

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

10

it is I who should say so

2

number; series of digits

2

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

3

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

2

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

ambition; aspiration

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

2

it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

6

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

elegance; grace; refinement; good taste

2

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

1

to extol; to give praise

1

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

1

late at night

2

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

Old World vulture

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

rebroadcasting; rerun

1

father

5

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

7

parameter

2

wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains

3

political strength

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

5

digital versatile disc; DVD

3

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

2

to telephone; to make a phone call

3

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

the preceding visitor

1

good evening

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

5

green tea; Japanese tea

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

sweets; sweet food

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

7

and; thereupon; because of that

2