jpdb beta

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

4

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

10

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

11

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

13

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

50

to mind; to care; to worry

1

as if; as though

32

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

4

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

98

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

1

(a) look; gaze

17

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

15

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

10

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

2

weak person; the weak

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

2

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

7

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

3

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

14

to show; to display

11

very; greatly; exceedingly

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

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

4

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

15

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

3

ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

7

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

13

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

52

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

25

sour look; surly face; pout

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

4

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

9

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

53

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

11

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

18

hey; say; look

12

dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

14

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

3

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

8

sandy soil

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

then; well; so; be; is

4

if; in case; supposing

13