jpdb beta

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

4

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

8

to frown; to squint

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

5

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

2

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

8

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

32

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

10

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

16

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

6

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

9

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

25

should; must; -able; probably; likely

9

warning; advice

3

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

3

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

10

had better ...; had better not ...

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

18

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

22

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

17

nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

36

to raise overhead

4

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

7

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

5

to claim victims; to leave casualties

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

each individual; each person

1

revenge

5

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

4

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

3