jpdb beta

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

4

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

no, not like that (but like this)

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

8

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

2

to rest one's chin in one's hands

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

5

bull's-eye; the mark

1

pinpoint

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

2

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

poker face

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

from the beginning

1

even

1

brand new; fresh

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

3

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

moon; month

2

to wrap up

1

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

goddess; female deity

58

birth; creation; formation

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

3

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

2

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

origin; beginning

2

picture book

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

(top) half naked; naked above the waist

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1