jpdb beta

bullet; shot; shell

16

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

wide turn; detour; the long way around

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

3

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

act; deed; conduct

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

both hands; both arms; ten

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

1

with a snap; with a crack

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

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

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

stray cat; alley cat

1

meow; miaow

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

hind foot; hind-legs

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

2

to turn right; to turn to the right

1

street light

1

waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck

2

engine

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

1

exhaust fumes

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

2

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

4

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

1

passenger

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

2

rear; stern

2

bumper

1

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

3

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

both arms

1