jpdb beta

notice; attention; observation

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

5

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

mankind; humanity

6

history

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

1

touch; contact

2

(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly

1

scarce; rare

1

sounds

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

2

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

3

close; intimate; on good terms

3

she; her; girlfriend

14

older sister; lass; young lady

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

11

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

3

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

9

to jump up and down; to hop

3

one hand

3

to aim at

1

bang; whump; boom

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

1

to start eating

1

baby monkey; small monkey

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

harmonious; intimate

1

desk

8

to fall prostrate

3

to breathe out; to exhale

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

3

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

10

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

3

second-year student; biennial

4

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

3

after school (at the end of the day)

3

Monday

1