jpdb beta

taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

appearance; outward show

1

this much; this amount

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

to eat up

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

1

objective

1

cream; ice cream

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

don't you think?; indicates question

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

parting; separation; farewell

5

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

3

preparations for returning (home)

2

late; slowly

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

space; room; airspace

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

changing schools

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

impression

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

friend; companion

10

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

5

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

rustling of clothes

1

ardour (ardor); passion

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

so to speak

1

younger sister

1

pleasant; charming

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2