jpdb beta

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

2

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

valley

2

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

good sense

1

reasonable; suitable

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

age limit; age limits

3

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

9

word; vocabulary

2

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

1

way of asking; way of listening; listener

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

2

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

11

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

things at hand; personal belongings

1

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

to be the case that

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

18; eighteen

7

under ... years of age; less than ... years old

4

prohibition; inhibition; ban

3

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

6

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

6

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

due form; official; formality

1

sophistry; sophism

1

confession

2

originally; by nature; from the start

3

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1