jpdb beta

ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

2

duel; shoot-out

3

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

17

soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

14

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

12

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

8

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

8

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

to be reliable

4

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

3

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

3

surely; certainly

22

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

4

master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband

3

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

3

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

7

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

3

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

6

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

6

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

7

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

4

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

6

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

cheek (of the face)

6

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

6

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

8

ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)

1

throat; important part; vital area

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

5

joke; jest; funny story

3

be; is; isn't it?

4

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

20

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

3

to glare at; to scowl at

5

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

12

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

4

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

5