jpdb beta

to become better; to improve

1

that day; the very same day

3

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

to start; to begin; to commence

1

human habitation

2

excuse; pretext

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

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

2

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

1

out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

with a click; with a snap

2

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

2

breakfast

1

uneasy

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

to wave one's hand

10

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

even

1

nearly one hour

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

2

to peel off and fall; to flake away

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

breakfast

2

appetite (for food)

2

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

4

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

2

to start shouting; to break out

1

to cling to; to embrace

2

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

one drop (of fluid)

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

1

moving; touching; stirring

2

to embrace each other

1

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

1