jpdb beta

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

3

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

5

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

10

holiday; day off

5

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

9

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

4

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

188

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

19

to challenge (a person) to a fight

1

treasure hunter

1

hidden treasure; treasured article

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

5

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

34

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

34

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

17

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

Ferris wheel

1

top; summit; peak

1

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

17

bare hand; empty hand

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

bank robbery; bank robber

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

4

mad scientist

6

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

5

blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

4

then; well; so; be; is

19

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

to ponder; to brood

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

11

pupil (of eye); eye

5

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

3

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

6

class

2

correspondence; exchange of letters

7

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1