jpdb beta

meeting place

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

exhaust sound; exhaust note

1

pedestrian; walker

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

3

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

stepwise; one step at a time

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

to share

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

a sound; one sound

1

reverberation; echo

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

1

counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years

4

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

2

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

fireworks display; display of fireworks

1

launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

trifles; minor details

1

large-scale

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

peak; peek

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

2

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

4

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

navy blue; deep blue

2

ornamental hairpin

1

overall; general; as a whole

2

footwear; footgear; shoes

1

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta

1

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

to make narrow

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

1