jpdb beta

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

9

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

3

reason; right

1

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

27

scorn; mockery; ridicule

2

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

8

time-keeper

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

2

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

4

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

2

certainly; surely

7

hateful; detestable; loathsome

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

suspicion; jealousy

1

to keep a watchful eye on

4

to say no more; to sink into silence

6

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

21

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

4

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

4

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

still; as yet; as of old

14

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

4

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

8

hint

2

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

3

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

5

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

2

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

1

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

15

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

boundary line

2

dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

1

against the rules

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

6

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

1

just above; right overhead

2

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

5

(all) together

3

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

3

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

11

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

12

three minutes

5

as usual; as is one's habit

4

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

3

optimism; taking an optimistic view

5

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

3