jpdb beta

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

1

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

2

both mother and child

4

to put up for adoption

1

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting

1

that well-known ...

4

to hide; to keep to oneself

2

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

2

this family; we; this house

3

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

2

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

3

to show

4

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

2

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

5

to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)

4

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

3

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

6

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

2

backscratcher

1

writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

2

moonlight

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

14

a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash

1

tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

named; labelled; labeled

1

to provide (a person) with a bodyguard

2

protection; repellent

4

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

to single out

1

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

black ground; black cloth

4

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

1

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

embroidery

3

badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)

1

for use by men

4

torso

4

characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

1

contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)

1

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

6

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

1

larva; grub; maggot

2

citrine; yellow quartz

1