jpdb beta

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

volunteer

2

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

3

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

cooperation; collaboration

2

watt

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

2

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer

8

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

a bit more; a bit longer

3

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

2

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

4

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

13

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

3

beautiful maiden; beauty

1

piglet

1

kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

4

mere; only; just; slight

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

ridiculous; odd

1

misunderstanding

8

what

4

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

4

you could say that

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

14

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

9

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

6

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

8

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

2

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

4

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

14

feeling; mood

12

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

9

nightlife; night amusements

1

staying up all night

1

drawing; painting; doodling; sketching

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

26

weakness

1