jpdb beta

gently; airily; fluffily

2

boasting of one's strength

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

8

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

2

fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit

2

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

front tooth; foretooth; incisor

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

5

to get on; to climb on

4

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

2

area

8

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

1

for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off

1

foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach

2

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

2

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

restaurant

1

luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright

1

Hitchcock

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

3

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

13

soldering

1

to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

3

sausage

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

heat sink

1

(small) stone; rock; pebble

2

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

large-scale

2

how long; how far; how much

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

2

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

5

hundreds

8

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

2

fundamental; theoretical

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

to rove; to prowl; to go cruising

1