jpdb beta

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

3

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

sour look; surly face; pout

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

desk

9

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

3

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

6

to be needed; to be wanted

3

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

8

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

cooked rice; meal

5

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

3

without permission; without notice

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

4

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

5

shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to bear; to endure

3

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

5

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

5

acquaintance

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

wariness

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

2

the ... in question

5

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

7

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

6

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

surrounding at a distance

3

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

place; situation; position; location

2

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

only; nothing but

4

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

3

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

5