jpdb beta

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

5

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

temperature

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

good

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

2

articulation

2

postpositions (in Japanese); particles

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

hesitation; indecision

1

Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

fancy; fancy; imagination; whim

1

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

2

kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

1

dramatic pose

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

1

way; method; means

4

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

urgency; emergency

2

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

4

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

3

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

to escape

4

flying bird

1

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

top floor

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

5

high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)

1

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

3

pocket

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

3

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

finely chiseled (features)

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

8

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

2