jpdb beta

study; diligence; discount; reduction

7

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

very; extremely; excessively

2

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

2

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

2

to run away; to run off

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

3

early afternoon

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

dry riverbed; river beach

5

to fly around; to scatter

2

steel

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

to improve one's skill

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork

4

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

champion

1

powerful

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

contribution; donation

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

2

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

1

gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

2

restoration; repair; mending

8

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

to be too late; to be too slow

2

second (unit of time); arc second

6

now is the time

2

chance; opportunity

1

(for the) first time in one's life

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2

phenomenon

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

disturbance; riot; mayhem

2

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

sun

11

bento; Japanese box lunch

7

of all people

1