jpdb beta

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant

2

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

3

everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing

1

both; (not) either

2

jealousy; roasted rice cake

4

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

attachment (to); tenacity of purpose

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

3

amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP

3

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

practice; practising; experience

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

listener's role

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

to ponder; to brood

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

in this way; like this

3

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

1

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

4

to smile

7

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

2

one's heart rate; pulse rate

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

to throb; to beat fast

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

stroke; blow

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

1

to scatter away; to vanish

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

lipstick

1

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

2

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

offensive; aggressive

1

self-defense

2

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

4

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

3

to slide into; to slip into

1