jpdb beta

exactly as stated; verbatim

2

bright; cheerful

1

sense of accomplishment

1

message

6

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

2

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

1

receiving (a ball)

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

3

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

2

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

frog

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

2

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

2

a long time ago

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

2

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

4

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

earlobe

3

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

1

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

3

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

6

frail; slender; feminine

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

2

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

4

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

2

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

such; this sort of; like this

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

7

like; as if; the same as

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

4

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

next day

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

8

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

to shake; to sway; to waver

1