jpdb beta

otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast

2

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

3

sure; yeah; I know

2

soft voice

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

4

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

9

rather; better; instead; if anything

7

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

horsefly; gadfly

1

near-miss; just missing (each other)

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

3

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

3

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

9

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

6

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

9

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

9

to be relieved; to feel relieved

6

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

5

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

5

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

great joy

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

7

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

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

1

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

big; large; great

1

pipe; tube

4

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

2

trophy

2

most; much; greatly

5

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

extremely; terrifically; super

1

close-up

2

Macedonia

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

like; as if; the same as

5

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to raise (one's voice)

3

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

3

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

to want; to desire

1