jpdb beta

doll; puppet; figure

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

5

to speak; to object

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

16

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

7

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

big hit; great success

1

was

1

hey; listen

1

prize; trophy

13

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

forced; compulsory

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

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

8

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

5

catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

1

writing in large letters

1

notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

1

worthy of special mention

1

final selection

22

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

2

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

2

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

1

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

1

overall victory; championship

10

prize money; monetary award; reward

7

1,000,000; one million; million; many

1

extra prize

1

superhuman (Herculean) strength

2

esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)

3

value; worth; merit

1

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

4

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

6

pupil (of eye); eye

5

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

2

precious; valuable

1

second place

2

100,000; hundred thousand

1

hidden treasure; treasured article

1

shooting star

1

agility; nimbleness

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1