jpdb beta

everyone

3

word; vocabulary

3

sportsman

1

outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

2

high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

1

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

ballot; vote

1

instinct

2

to make an appeal; to urge

1

self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

3

No, thank you

1

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

3

holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary

1

good grief

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

to be overcome with emotion

1

professional sumo wrestling

1

overall victory; championship

1

sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

4

water flea (Daphnia spp.)

1

like; as if; the same as

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

firmly; solidly; heartily

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

2

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

4

grinning; smirking

2

innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh

3

love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

1

due form; official; formality

7

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

event

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

the same generation; coeval

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

2

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

2

compared to

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

to get back together (with a former partner)

2

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1