jpdb beta

pedantry; display of learning

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

motive power; driving force

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

without

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

simply; merely; only; solely

2

jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

1

appearance; look; dress

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

3

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

2

title; caption; heading

1

title

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

to scan; to look over

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

2

Grimm

6

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

3

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

place; situation; position; location

5

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

the original; original copy; script

2

Little Red Riding Hood

2

is that so?

1

similar story; variant tale

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

3

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

second

1

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

2

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

heroine

1

bringing up; raising

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

was

1

queen

1

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

5

viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)

1