jpdb beta

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

5

octopus

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

pose; pause

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

portion for two people

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

witch

1

pointy hat

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

4

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

2

hat; cap

2

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

2

store; shop

1

to change one's mind

1

fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

(cash) register; cashier

6

splitting the cost; Dutch treat

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

4

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

4

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

to cast down one's eyes

3

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

to state; to express; to mention

3

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

4

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

complexion; colour; color; blood red

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

7

if I (we, etc.) could

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

11

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

4

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

9

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

4

win; victory

2

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

to feel ashamed

5

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2