jpdb beta

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

4

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

4

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

rocket; locket

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

20

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

5

crab

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

3

within a school

4

alma mater

1

school gate

6

schoolgirl; female student

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

4

outsider; someone outside of a group

4

entrance; front door

3

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

10

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

3

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

2

school rules; school regulations

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

2

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

body; frame

6

raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

1

never; not at all

1

to fall on one's backside

12

(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

1

calmly; with good grace

1

to pull up; to haul up

6

temporary; provisional; interim

1

classmate

16

to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

5

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

4

to be scared

2

it is I who should say so

3

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

2

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

27

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

3

evening meal

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

eating habits

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

14

feeble

4

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

6