jpdb beta

matryoshka; Russian nesting doll

1

young man who has a feminine aesthetic

2

different school (e.g. of ikebana)

4

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

3

auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

3

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

to smash; to break

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

4

department store; department

1

Kélo, Chad

1

to improve one's skill

2

imitation; copying

3

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

5

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

4

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

2

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

a few moments

2

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

commitment; pledge; promise

1

you could say that

1

physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

2

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

3

to shine

2

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

12

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

10

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

1

snow; snowfall

5

shivering; trembling

4

anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho

1

to take by surprise

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

1

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

1

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

3

thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst

1