jpdb beta

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

7

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

back; behind; rear

14

whispering into a person's ear

3

hey; listen

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

3

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

9

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

5

younger sister

4

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

4

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

7

technique; art; skill; move

4

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

4

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

3

always; usually

2

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

13

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

2

or; otherwise

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

17

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

21

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

13

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

2

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

3

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

3

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

money

4

he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

15

living by oneself; living alone

1

relative; relation

1

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

2

debt collection; debt collector

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

so much; so; like that

2