jpdb beta

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

trackless path

1

common reed (Phragmites australis)

31

ant

3

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

3

quiz mania

1

trivia; snippet of knowledge

1

Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

2

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

short way; shortcut

2

radio

11

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

38

pastoral; idyllic

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

4

university student; college student

1

animal trail; game trail

1

rival; competition

7

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

4

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

1

sleeping together in a huddle

2

small bird; little bird

1

chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

1

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

3

pure; clean; purity

2

before meals

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

1

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

19

meeting

2

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

1

several people; a few people

2

riding separately

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

1

command; lead; generalship; leadership

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

scenery

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

1

Hawaii; Hawai'i

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

richly colored; richly coloured

1

whispering into a person's ear

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1