jpdb beta

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

10

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

explosion; rupture; break off

1

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

to purse one's lips

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

to fail to be attentive to

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

to understand (each other); to comprehend

5

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

contrived; false-sounding

3

simply; merely; only; solely

1

a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed

1

action

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

3

next morning

1

homeroom; form room; form class

1

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

3

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

balmy breeze; summer breeze

2

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

2

connection; pull

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

feeling of alienation

1

until now; so far; up to the present

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

3

idealist

1

deception; deceit

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

soda

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

1

nature; property; disposition

2

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

2