jpdb beta

postcard; memo; note; card

2

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

open-mouthed

1

one's real father; natural father; biological father

2

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

till just now

1

beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

avant-garde

1

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

timid person; coward

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

to take out; to drag out

1

several sheets (flat objects)

1

(of a couple) fighting and splitting up

1

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

obstacle

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

terrace

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

waiter

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

foliage; leaves of trees

1

notebook; exercise book

1

text file

1

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

1

cut and paste

1

to name

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

literary miscellany

1

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

soldier's socks

8

five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)

10

sneaker; sneakers

6