jpdb beta

canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

1

next; then; after that

4

about the same; about equal to; close match

1

fertile shoot of field horsetail

1

dozens; scores of; decades

6

page

3

budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie

2

hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

9

moving about; stirring about

3

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

6

parasitism

7

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

2

with a light thud

1

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

2

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

2

secret; private; surreptitious

5

reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

4

the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

3

amateur

1

city

5

tournament

4

form; method; system; formula

5

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

7

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

6

government office; public office

1

having an ancient and honorable origin

1

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

5

point-blank range

6

tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle

5

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

9

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

5

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

4

to attract interest; to capture attention

1

alligator

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

11

anti-

2

order; command; life; destiny; fate

2

crime

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

albino Japanese rat snake

1

one defeat

1

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

7

sleeper hold; chokehold from behind

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

3

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

2

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

affirmative vote; yes vote; aye

1