jpdb beta

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

founder of a religious sect

8

height (of body); stature

8

fool; idiot; simpleton

5

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

3

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire

1

we; us

2

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

3

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

to glare at; to scowl at

5

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

7

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

hint

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

8

boy; man; male

12

senior high school student

2

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

overhasty; rash; premature

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

5

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

1

collar; lapels

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

3

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

to be cleared of a charge

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

2

reconciliation; make peace with

2

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

to clap

1

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

2

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

classmate

13

warm; mild; genial

1

clapping hands; applause

1

generous; unstinting

1

to be overcome with emotion

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

2

to sit on a seat

3

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

1

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

4

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

4