jpdb beta

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

6

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

sliding door

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

grinning; smirking

1

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

3

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

2

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

chuckle; giggle

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast

3

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

3

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

2

too much; excessive; too

3

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

to gather strength; to take heart

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

sole girl in a group of geeks

1

doing whatever one pleases

2

to talk volubly

2

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

3

good feeling; feeling good

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

part-time job; side job

12

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

2

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

since when; from when; how long

1