jpdb beta

scramble; struggle

2

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

normally; habitually

1

confrontation; showdown

2

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

4

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

4

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

1

to make oneself pleasant to everybody

2

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

2

have a pain in one's chest

1

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

1

madeleine (cake)

1

(finger) ring

1

necklace

1

push-button quiz; buzz-to-answer quiz

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

5

real thing; original; actual

1

civil engineering and construction; public works and construction

1

attractive body; nice-looking body

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

2

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

industrial goods

1

uniformity; equality

1

quality

1

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

1

in this case

2

early failure

1

mistake; blunder; slipup

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

2

adversary; opposition; hostile forces

1

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

main; principal; chief; primary; major

2

gesture; charades (game)

2

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

2

servant; valet; menial

1

comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

2