jpdb beta

from the beginning

1

(being in) the black; surplus; black letter

1

cost; expense

7

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

8

restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

1

quality

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

6

welcome; reception

7

three days

2

brainwashing

6

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

1

princess

5

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

17

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

5

to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

1

rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint

1

option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

to swell up

13

hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

1

average amount from one customer

1

sense for (how to use) money; money sense

3

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

11

you can do it if you try

4

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

1

enemy movements; enemy's position

2

inspection; observation

2

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

2

scouting; reconnaissance

6

low table; table with very short legs

4

dim; gloomy

1

dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting

2

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

4

colored; color-tinted

2

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

17

flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

7

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

16

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

16

satisfactory; decent

12

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

7

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

1

bar; pub; tavern

4

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

10

alcohol; sake

7

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

2