jpdb beta

pearl

1

fear; dread; fright; willies

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

heartening; reassuring

2

(in) her way; peculiar to her

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

4

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

feigned illness

1

as planned

5

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

2

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

verbalizing; putting into words

1

main cause; primary factor

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

analysis

1

a certain ...; some ...

7

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

1

rationality; reasonableness

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

5

expression; phraseology

2

place to go; destination

3

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

6

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

clear autumnal weather

1

fine weather; splendid weather

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

fishing boat

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

counter for (small) boats

1

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

seawater; saltwater

3

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

5

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

sublime; noble; high-minded

2

killing time; staving off boredom

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

memory; sense; experience

2

chill; shakes; ague

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1