jpdb beta

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

2

latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

1

excellent (piece of) work

1

mystery; wonder

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

3

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

1

passage; paragraph

1

Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)

2

disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

2

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

pocket

10

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

jungle

1

gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

in those days

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

magazine

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

Boy Scouts

1

member

1

elder sister; effeminate man

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

(exercising) the right to command

1

smoothly; easily; readily

2

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

who

3

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

3

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

lame excuse; poor excuse

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

3

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

1

forty-ninth day after a person's death

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

letter; missive; note; mail

19

easy to deal with; tractable; manageable

1

seal

2

to send back

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1