jpdb beta

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

2

to be worried; to be troubled

3

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

4

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

3

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

6

glutton; gourmand

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

14

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

thank you; thanks

2

sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

6

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

5

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

4

sisters

20

younger sister

6

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

8

to smile

7

freedom; liberty

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

4

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

1

every day; daily

6

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

I see; that's right; indeed

7

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

senior; older; third-year kindergarten student

1

family

3

to lose one's life

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

being concerned about or mindful of

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

if; in case; supposing

5

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

1

roguish; impish

3

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

3

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

6

although

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

3

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

3