jpdb beta

episode; anecdote; vignette

3

to assemble; to set up; to construct

2

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

1

competitive spirit

1

safety zone; traffic island

1

something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary

1

fear; dread; fright; willies

1

right beside; close to; nearby

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

outward appearance

4

glaring at; lording over

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

2

if; in case

3

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

to mirror the image (of)

2

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

5

bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

voice quality; type of voice

2

inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic

1

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

3

gloomy person

2

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

content of a letter

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

4

to stop talking; to be silent

1

to be comprehensible

1

reference; allusion

2

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

3

pressure; oppression; suppression

3

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

1

virgin; maiden

3

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

7

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

myself

1

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

2

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

2

also called

3

French kiss

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1