jpdb beta

lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer

5

to pamper; to spoil

4

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

composition

3

technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

1

pretending to know

4

mandala

3

(fine) art; the arts

3

geometry

1

fresco; mural; wall painting

1

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

original (text)

1

history; pedigree; lineage

2

the four seasons

4

to take notes

1

false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

2

to tear up and throw away

2

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

9

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

short; brief

2

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

3

quickly

1

judgment; judgement; discernment

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

2

watercolor painting; watercolour painting

4

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

can never be able to

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

6

it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

4

delay; putting off; procrastination

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

3

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

4

division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

2

truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

1

eyelid

2

while; during; performed in this condition

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

habit of putting things off; truancy habit

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1