jpdb beta

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

3

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

1

fancy

1

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

2

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

1

ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

3

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

2

click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

12

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

older sister; elder sister

2

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

perfection; completeness; flawlessness

1

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

frog

1

watering hole; watering place

1

splash (of water); spray

1

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

active

1

even now; still; as yet

1

hey; hold on; come on

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

1

Ferris wheel

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

coffee cup

1

vulture; condor

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

clattering; rattling

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

3

with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)

1

horizontal; level; even

1

bright red; bright

1

hotel

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1