jpdb beta

glove; mitten; mitt

8

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

6

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

2

preparatory phase; preparatory period

4

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

5

to explain the situation

2

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

20

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

6

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

12

end; conclusion

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

3

waiting impatiently for

5

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

5

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

11

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

3

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

3

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

2

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

1

region; limits; stage; level

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

3

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

2

to be excited; to be elated

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

3

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

3

to raise overhead

3

fist

2

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

relationship; relation

3

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25

4

Christmas Eve

5

girls-only gathering

19

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

5

Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake

2

several items; many items

1

cancellation

4

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

2

drink; beverage

14

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

being in love with each other

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

2

to prohibit

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

3