jpdb beta

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

4

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

8

seven

8

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

extreme; extremity

2

curiosity; inquisitiveness

3

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

7

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

6

temperature

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

4

(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

1

eyelashes

9

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

9

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

30

risky; dangerous; insecure

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

6

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

4

control; check; restraint; inhibition

5

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

2

will not do; do not; does not

7

to glare at; to scowl at

12

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

classmate

4

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

3

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

close; intimate; on good terms

6

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

6

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

3

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

6

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

5

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

8

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

1,000,000; one million; million; many

3

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

3

pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

16

which; what (way)

4

after that; afterwards; thereafter

9