jpdb beta

does not; can not; will not

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

2

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

1

alien (from another planet)

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

2

major war; great war; world war

1

great war; great battle; world war

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

4

un-; non-

2

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

adult; grown-up

3

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

to bring up a subject

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

1

smiling face; smile

1

space development; space exploration

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

1

foul; foul ball

7

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

3

Martian

2

to swing late (at a ball)

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

batting order; batting line-up

1

to get on base

1

home run

3

volt; bolt

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1