jpdb beta

stagnation; hindrance; delay

2

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

3

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

5

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

in the hospital; hospitalized

1

letter; missive; note; mail

3

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

6

secret message

1

sweet; sugary

4

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

2

horror

4

100; hundred

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

4

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

2

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

2

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

2

infant; baby; little child

2

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

2

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1

to cross one's legs

1

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

3

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

11

classmate

13

people

37

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

1

sunshine; sunlight

2

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

3

darling

1

personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

you; my dear; hey

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

4

to talk; to speak

5

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

6

fucking; First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain)

1

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

3

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

10

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

girl student; schoolgirl

2