jpdb beta

figure; shape; graphic

1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

4

to be of no importance

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

4

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

1

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

2

great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

4

just above; right overhead

2

stopover (during a train or bus journey)

1

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

giant tsunami; giant tidal wave

1

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

6

obstruction; inhibition

1

food; foodstuff

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1

inferiority complex

3

introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

1

bid; tender; bidding

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

7

city planning; urban planning; town planning

1

competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)

1

original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator

1

policy; measure

1

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1

unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice

1

dispute; resistance

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

generation; the world; the age

4

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

1

cake served with tea; teacake

6

complaining; nitpicking

1

over-familiar

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji

2

physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

2

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

15

in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

wetting; love affair; lover

2

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

3

sadness and gloom

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

shamelessly; brazenly

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide

2