jpdb beta

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

1

gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit

6

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles

1

smallish; on the small side

1

tightly; snugly

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico

1

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

1

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

1

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

1

straw paper

1

to lie face-down

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

1

word processor

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

license; licence; certificate; charter

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

10

soccer club (at a school); football club

1

chemistry

1

joining a club

3

abrupt; sudden

3

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

ball-point pen

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

3

crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

1

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

5

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2