jpdb beta

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

1

going to and fro; back and forth

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

4

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

10

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

2

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

4

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

6

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

25

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

7

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

6

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

13

group (usu. of people)

2

sharing; division; draw; tie

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

4

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

8

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

Food Fight (TV series)

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

3

compared to

6

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

6

calm before a storm; lull before the storm

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

5

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

4

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

22

card game

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to invite; to call out

1

instant; moment; for an instant

10

walk; stroll

1

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

8

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

4

loser; defeated person; the defeated

1

essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

2

both (people)

6