jpdb beta

something like ...; something called ...

4

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

3

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

1

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

1

ten-year-old; ten year old

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

2

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

1

handkerchief

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

just because; even if; even though

2

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

snow; snowfall

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

place; location; room; space; sumo tournament

4

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

6

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

3

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

3

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

spark

2

to stir; to move

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

simple; plain

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

1

to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

2

cheese fondue

1

material; ingredient

1

electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle

1

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

1

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

5

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

kindergartener; preschooler

1

to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother

2

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

to stand by; to be on standby

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

7

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1