jpdb beta

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

1

the fifth

1

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

instrumental duet; instrumental duo

1

domino toppling

1

to make sense; to be meaningful

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

1

a respectful bow

1

perfect; perfection; perfect game

1

since then

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

courteous; decorous; polite

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

8

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

1

harmless

2

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

2

mathematics; arithmetic

2

arithmetic

1

private tutor; coach; governess

1

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

2

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

tolerance; broad-mindedness

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person

2

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

2

inquisitiveness

1

uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

4

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

3

pipe; tube

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

rush; charge

1

rather than

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1