jpdb beta

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

3

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

17

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

9

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

7

motivation

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

time; hour; period; class

23

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

11

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

22

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

6

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

11

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

8

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

12

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

7

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

4

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

3

to talk nonsense

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

8

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

5

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

12

zone

1

hey there; I say; see here

2

balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

5

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

to hide; to conceal

8

forest; shrine grove

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

3

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

2

onomatopoeic word

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

17

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

butter

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

case; situation

9

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

4

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2