jpdb beta

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

3

enough about ...

1

moth

1

chord; "on" reading of a kanji

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

4

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

1

kindergarten

1

Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

hero

1

middle-school student

1

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

too ashamed to meet

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

compared to

1

cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat

2

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

coward

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

is not; am not; are not

5

to paint (draw) a picture

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

2

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

2

female (animal, plant)

1

system

1

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

4

how; in what way; by what means

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

winning ticket; lucky number

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

16

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

nude

1