jpdb beta

calm; composed; leisurely

1

doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

to sit (down)

2

we; us

7

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

surface; appearances

1

humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

1

manyfold

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

call; appeal

1

destined; predestined; fated; fateful

1

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

old story; reminiscence

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

to clear up; to become cloudless

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

1

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

3

anguished; distressed; worried; horny

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

3

impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

5

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

3

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

1

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

1