jpdb beta

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

just a minute; small quantity

8

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

self control; self restraint

1

behavior; behaviour

3

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

4

profitable plan; good plan

1

virgin; maiden

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

3

feelings of guilt

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

dance

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

(an) only child

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

chemist

2

to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

1

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

2

sly old dog; old fox

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

13

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

1

set meal; special (of the day)

1

all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

Cinderella

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

3

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

100; hundred

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

to turn towards; to point

2

ingredient; component; composition

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

10

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

8

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

2

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

3

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

5

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

3

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

15

duplicate; copy

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

2