jpdb beta

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

habitual; customary

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

envy

1

home area; home town; local

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

3

sport; sports

7

prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

3

to cause someone to worry

3

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

2

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

2

to vomit; to spit out

4

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

8

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

1

if; in case

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

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

3

closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

1

paparazzi

12

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

3

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

1

going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

3

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

nothing but; none other than

1

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

now; come (now); well

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

3

stupid brat; son of a bitch

1

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

1

thickness; profundity; depth

1