jpdb beta

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

2

increase in interest rates

1

poker face

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

very easily

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

4

folly; fool

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

3

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

popular person; favorite; favourite

5

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

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

3

ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

1

blackboard

1

chorus; singing in a chorus

2

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

2

Kawada

8

to become excited; to grow lively

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

5

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

9

candidate (for an election)

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

to smile pleasantly

1

friendly; amicable

1

classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

2

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

1

store interior; inside of a shop

2

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

4

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

school uniform

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

2

overwhelming

3

the heavens

2

institute; academy

2

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

prestigious school

1