jpdb beta

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

5

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

1

that is to say; so that means

2

bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely

1

few days

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

when; how soon; how long until

2

in the end; at the end of the day

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

1

to become distant; to recede

1

one's mind

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

cover; lid; cap

2

a bit more; a bit longer

3

established fact; fait accompli

5

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

3

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

1

insurance; guarantee

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

toilet articles; makeup kit

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

dress

4

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

1

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

every morning

1

bell (often globular)

3

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

11

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

7

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

2

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1