jpdb beta

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

29

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

4

to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

5

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

5

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

15

large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

9

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

2

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

2

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

6

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

21

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

7

to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

extreme; extremity

4

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

13

mandolin

1

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

2

grandiose; exaggerated

6

musical play; opera

1

melodrama; soap opera

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

3

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

3

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

31

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

58

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

5

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

5

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

3

to live; to make a living; to get on with

5

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

2

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

3

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

15

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

7

many years

5

sliding storm shutter

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

4

the end

6

further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more

4

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

6

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

1

without

12

next; then; after that

9

to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

3

grey; gray; ashen

7

to get wet

3

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1