jpdb beta

above; more than

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

to turn one's face away

2

to look away; to turn away

1

threat; menace

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

9

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

1

shout; yell; scream

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

2

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

3

the third

1

manuscript; version; draft

1

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

1

lucky; fortunate

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

minute adjustment; fine tuning

1

like this; this sort; this way

1

script; screenplay; scenario

3

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

1

novelist; fiction writer

1

to request earnestly

1

acting; performance

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

(doing) as one is told

1

1,000 yen bill

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

6

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

dozens; scores of; decades

4

second (unit of time); arc second

6

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

4

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1